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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

what's an "object of the verb"?

0Hi, 05002br
00I know of a rule that says "Don't put an adverb between the verb and its object." In the sentences below, where shoud I put the adverb01b01i00 immediately02i02b00?02br
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  • 00This device allows you to (immediately) understand (immediately) if there's a problem in sector no. 2 (immediately).02br
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    • 01li
  • 00This console allows you to (immediately) see (immediately) what's happening inside the reactor (immediately).02br
    02li
    • 01li
  • 00I (immediately) realized (immediately) that there was something wrong with the first reactor (immediately).02li
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00My opinion: if the sentences starting with 01i00if, what,02i00 and 01i00that02i00 are considered objects, then putting 01i01b00immediately02b02i00 in mid-position should be wrong. Putting it at the end of the sentences is not a good idea, I think. So the most natural position (or even the only natural position) should be the first one (...immediately understand, ...immediately see, ...immediately realized).02br
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00Thank you in advance.010id1
  

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12br 11ul 12br 11li 10This device allows you to (immediately) understand (immediately) if there's a problem in sector no. 12li 12br 12br 10My opinion: if the sentences starting with 11i 10if, what,12i 10 and 11i 10that12i 10 are considered objects, then putting 11i 11b 10immediately12b 12i 10 in mid-position should be wrong. Putting it at the end of the sentences is not a good idea, I think.

— Tidus

  • 12br 11ul 12br 11li 10This device allows you to (immediately) understand (immediately) if there's a problem in sector no.
  • 12li 12br 12br 10My opinion: if the sentences starting with 11i 10if, what,12i 10 and 11i 10that12i 10 are considered objects, then putting 11i 11b 10immediately12b 12i 10 in mid-position should be wrong.
  • Putting it at the end of the sentences is not a good idea, I think.
  • 12br 12br 10No need to use 'immediately' at the end of these sentences.
  • They all make sense whether you use 'immediately' before or after 'understand', 'see' and 'realized'.
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi, 15012br
10I know of a rule that says "Don't put an adverb between the verb and its object." In the sentences below, where shoud I put the adverb11b11i10 immediately12i12b10?12br
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  • 10This device allows you to (imm
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0 Thank you Tidus.02br
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00Yes, I think it's a matter of preference then, and the choice could be affected by context and by what we mean to emphasize. I wasn't sure of that, now it's clear.02br
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0 Hi Kooyeen02br
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00"Don't put an adverb between a verb and its object" is a good rule even though there are exceptions to it. Since inflections have practically disappeared from English over time, it is customary to place the 01font00object02font00 after the 01font00verb02font00 to
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