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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Where shall I put "both"?

Hi,

Not sure if the following versions are all grammatical and common enough.

(1) "Make sure that BOTH (the) input and output filenames have been specified!"
(2) "Make sure that the input and output filenames have been specified BOTH!" (??)
(3) "Make sure that the input and output filenames have been BOTH specified!"

Perhaps there is a fourth version?

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MUSCOVITE(1) "Make sure that BOTH (the) input and output file names have been specified!"
Only that one from among yours.
MUSCOVITEPerhaps there is a fourth version?
(1) "Make sure that (the) input and output file names have BOTH been specified!"
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Your best bet is always to place such words after the first of a series of verbs. Thus,

have been specified
have BOTH been specified
have NEVER been specified
have ALL been specified
have OFTEN been specified
have ALMOST ALWAYS been specified
...

But adverbs of manner go at the end.

have been specified ... ... badly.
have been specified ... .
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