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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
this morning
Could you help tell me which of the sentences are correct as regards the placement of the adverbial clause, "this morning"?
1. The answer is in the book this morning I asked you to read.
2. The answer is in the book I asked you to read this morning.
3. The answer is in the book I asked you this morning to read.
1. The answer is in the book this morning I asked you to read.
2. The answer is in the book I asked you to read this morning.
3. The answer is in the book I asked you this morning to read.
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Hi Selvakumar The second sentence is the best as temporal adverbials like this morning are often placed at the end. The first sentence is definitely wrong. In spoken English some people might say sentence 3 even though it isn't really correct.
- Hi Selvakumar The second sentence is the best as temporal adverbials like this morning are often placed at the end.
- The first sentence is definitely wrong.
- In spoken English some people might say sentence 3 even though it isn't really correct.
- In many languages lots of things are said hurriedly without thinking and the results aren't always grammatically correct.
- I might say the third sentence if I wanted to emphasise this morning .
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Hi Selvakumar
The second sentence is the best as temporal adverbials like this morning are often placed at the end. The first sentence is definitely wrong. In spoken English some people might say sentence 3 even though it isn't really correct. In many languages lots of things are said hurriedly without thinking and the results aren't always grammatically correct. I might say the t
The second sentence is the best as temporal adverbials like this morning are often placed at the end. The first sentence is definitely wrong. In spoken English some people might say sentence 3 even though it isn't really correct. In many languages lots of things are said hurriedly without thinking and the results aren't always grammatically correct. I might say the t
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Cool BreezeHi Selvakumar
The second sentence is the best as temporal adverbials like this morning are often placed at the end. The first sentence is definitely wrong. In spoken English some people might say sentence 3 even though it isn't really correct. In many languages lots of things are said hurriedly without thinking and the results aren't always gram
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PhilipI concur with this excellent analysis. [There's nothing to apologize about for your "Helsinki English", CB.]Thank you for your kind words, Philip.
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