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Bubu prasant Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
*The use 'just' in present perfect tense
Hallo,
What is the difference between these two sentences?
1 I have just had my lunch
2 I just have had my lunch
The idea behind asking this question is to know where to place ‘just’ correctly and whether the use of ‘just’ used in sentence 2 gives a slightly different meaning to it from sentence one. Is it correct to use ‘just’ the way it is used in sentence 2?
PS- I need a very detailed answer.
Thanks
What is the difference between these two sentences?
1 I have just had my lunch
2 I just have had my lunch
The idea behind asking this question is to know where to place ‘just’ correctly and whether the use of ‘just’ used in sentence 2 gives a slightly different meaning to it from sentence one. Is it correct to use ‘just’ the way it is used in sentence 2?
PS- I need a very detailed answer.
Thanks
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1 I have just had my lunch 2 I just have had my lunch The idea behind asking this question is to know where to place ‘just’ correctly and whether the use of ‘just’ used in sentence 2 gives a slightly different meaning to it from sentence one. Is it correct to use ‘just’ the way it is used in sentence 2? The normal neutral positioning for adverbs, when there are two verbs, is between them.
- 1 I have just had my lunch 2 I just have had my lunch The idea behind asking this question is to know where to place ‘just’ correctly and whether the use of ‘just’ used in sentence 2 gives a slightly different meaning to it from sentence one.
- Is it correct to use ‘just’ the way it is used in sentence 2?
- The normal neutral positioning for adverbs, when there are two verbs, is between them.
- This is reflected in #1.
- In #2 there is a greater emphasis on 'just' and it is seen and understood to be more emphatic.
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1 I have just had my lunch
2 I just have had my lunch
The idea behind asking this question is to know where to place ‘just’ correctly and whether the use of ‘just’ used in sentence 2 gives a slightly different meaning to it from sentence one. Is it correct to use ‘just’ the way it is used in sentence 2?
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The normal neutral position
2 I just have had my lunch
The idea behind asking this question is to know where to place ‘just’ correctly and whether the use of ‘just’ used in sentence 2 gives a slightly different meaning to it from sentence one. Is it correct to use ‘just’ the way it is used in sentence 2?
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The normal neutral position
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I'd even say the adverb is to be placed Behind the auxiliary and Before the main verb.
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Hello
What Pieanne told is called 'middle position' by grammarians. The middle position is
(Rule A) before the main verb
(Rule B) after 'be' [in passive voice]
(Rule C) after the first auxiliary verb
My grammar book says 'just' usually comes at middle positions.
(1) They just finished it. [Satisfy A]
(2) It was just finished. [Sati
What Pieanne told is called 'middle position' by grammarians. The middle position is
(Rule A) before the main verb
(Rule B) after 'be' [in passive voice]
(Rule C) after the first auxiliary verb
My grammar book says 'just' usually comes at middle positions.
(1) They just finished it. [Satisfy A]
(2) It was just finished. [Sati
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But people actually use 'just' the way like as follows;
(5) It has just been finished it. (google hits;5590)
It has been just finished it. (71)
(6) They will have just finished it. (1190)
They will just have finished it. (112)
(7) It will been just finished it. (42)
It will just been finished it. (33)
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Hello
CJ,
'Just' in time sense is 'a short time ago'. So I agree sentences labeled as [4] [6] [7] are wrong without attaching some appropriate when-clauses. As for the sentences [5], I noticed I forgot deleting the last 'it' when I modified the pasted ones. Thank you for the correction.
paco
CJ,
'Just' in time sense is 'a short time ago'. So I agree sentences labeled as [4] [6] [7] are wrong without attaching some appropriate when-clauses. As for the sentences [5], I noticed I forgot deleting the last 'it' when I modified the pasted ones. Thank you for the correction.
paco
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