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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Where to place "again"?
You might never again get a chance to go.
You might never get a chance to go again.
You might never get a chance to go again.
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Anonymous You might never again get a chance to go . You might never get a chance to go again . Either position is fine; the meaning would be the same.
- Anonymous You might never again get a chance to go .
- You might never get a chance to go again .
- Either position is fine; the meaning would be the same.
- The reason is that the adjunct again modifies the entire verb phrase get a chance to go and, like so many adjuncts in English, its position can be before the verb or after it.
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AnonymousYou might never again get a chance to go.Either position is fine; the meaning would be the same.
You might never get a chance to go again.
The reason is that the adjunct again modifies the entire verb phrase get a chance to go and, like so many adjuncts in English, its position can be before the
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The meanings are not the same.
In the first you have never been there and this might be the only chance you are going to get.
In the second you have already been there and you might never get a chance to go for a second time.
Rover
In the first you have never been there and this might be the only chance you are going to get.
In the second you have already been there and you might never get a chance to go for a second time.
Rover
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