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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

to some extent is/ is to some extent

Please which of the following is correct?

The movie is, to some extent, boring.

The movie, to some extent, is boring.

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Both are possible. Probably the first word order is the more usual of those two. You can also say "To some extent, the movie is boring".

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  • Both are possible.
  • Probably the first word order is the more usual of those two.
  • You can also say "To some extent, the movie is boring".
  • However, it seems odd to me to say that something is boring "to some extent".
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Both are possible. Probably the first word order is the more usual of those two. You can also say "To some extent, the movie is boring".

However, it seems odd to me to say that something is boring "to some extent".
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