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Elnur Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Word order..

Hello everyone! Which place does the adverb "probably" best go to in this sentence? "The concert will be cancelled"

Could you give all the possible(grammatically correct) variants of the sentence with the adverb "probably" please?

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The concert will probably be cancelled. Did you mean which word can replace with probably? Perhaps the concert will be cancelled.

  • The concert will probably be cancelled.
  • Did you mean which word can replace with probably?
  • Perhaps the concert will be cancelled.
  • The concert will likely be cancelled.
  • Maybe the concert will be cancelled.
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The concert will probably be cancelled. Did you mean which word can replace with probably?

Perhaps the concert will be cancelled.
The concert will likely be cancelled.
Maybe the concert will be cancelled.

I hope I have understood correctly and did not write any incorrect sentences.
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Thanks for reply, but
Nugso, you misunderstood the second part of my question.I want to know different variants of the given sentence with only one adverb (probably). To be precise, i do ask that if we can use "probably" in other places within that sentence. You wrote "will probably be cancelled". Is it correct to say "The concert probably will be cancelled", "The concert will be cancelled pr
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Some placements require a comma.

Probably, the concert will be cancelled. OK
The probably concert will be cancelled. No
The concert probably will be cancelled. OK
The concert will probably be cancelled. OK
The concert will be probably cancelled. No
The concert will be cancelled, probably. OK

How does anybody ever learn this language?
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Hello!
enoonHow does anybody ever learn this language?
What do you mean here, enoon?
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NugsoHello!enoonHow does anybody ever learn this language?What do you mean here, enoon?
Sorry. I didn't mean anything. It's just that when I looked at my answer, I could not see a pattern, and I composed it by the seat of my pants. There are a zillion little details of this type, too. There are far fewer ways to put things in French, for instance, the only oth
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Thank you, enoon very much. You're right, there are not fixed rules for the details of a language(you know better than me) and sometimes you have to put things in a correct way doing it just "by seat of your pants"
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ElnurWhich place does the adverb "probably" best go to in this sentence?
In the same place as most adverbs go best -- as follows:

If the verb is a simple (one-word) form of be, after the verb.

The concerts are [probably / usually / sometimes / always / never / ...] cancelled.

If not be, and there's
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CalifJimAnd for emphasis, adverbs are sometimes placed at the beginning or end regardless of their canonical position.Sometimes concerts are cancelled.
There, as far as i understood, "sometimes" is used at the beginning in order to emphasise the time matter.(please,let me know if i am wrong)What if i use it at he end? I mean what i would be emphasising when us
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Elnur"sometimes" is used at the beginning in order to emphasise the time matter.
Well, yes, because "sometimes" is about time.
ElnurI mean what i would be emphasising when using it at the end?
The same thing. The time.

But recognize that many of these adverb placements are just a matter of habit with native speake
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It's so clear Emotion: smile thanks

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