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Nands_krish Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Usage of word "knowingly"

Hey...

I was wondering how we use the word "knowingly" in a sentence. I know it is an adverb, but am not sure in what context we use it.

And here's another one - "Knowing this is important" .. is this sentence grammatically correct ?

Thanks,
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Hi Krish, Welcome to the Forum. I was wondering how we use the word "knowingly" in a sentence. I know it is an adverb, but am not sure in what context we use it.

— Clive

  • Hi Krish, Welcome to the Forum.
  • I was wondering how we use the word "knowingly" in a sentence.
  • I know it is an adverb, but am not sure in what context we use it.
  • It's often used as a way of qualifying what we say.
  • eg I didn't break the speed limit, Officer.
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Hi Krish,

Welcome to the Forum.

I was wondering how we use the word "knowingly" in a sentence. I know it is an adverb, but am not sure in what context we use it. It's often used as a way of qualifying what we say.

eg I didn't break the speed limit, Officer.
eg I didn't knowingly break the speed limit, Officer. I may have broken it but, if I did , I didn't kno
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Hi Clive,

Thanks a ton for your quick response .

Another ques just popped up - would "knowing" be an adjective..?

Best Regards,
N
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Hi,
Yes.
Consider this simple example. He gave her a knowing look. Here, 'knowing' is an adjective. The idea is that the look suggests he knows what she is thinking in some way.

Clive
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