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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Word order

Could you tell me which one is right between (A) and (B), and between (C) and (D) in the following sentence?
Thank you.

I go to work [ (A) at seven thirty every day / (B) every day at seven thirty ] except [ (C) weekend / (D) a weekend].
  

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You need (E) on weekends . If you put (E) at the end, your better choice is "I go to work (A) except (E). "

  • You need (E) on weekends .
  • If you put (E) at the end, your better choice is "I go to work (A) except (E).
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You need (E) on weekends.

If you put (E) at the end, your better choice is "I go to work (A) except (E)." If you move (E) to the front, you may use either "Except (E), I go to work (A)" or "Except (E), I go to work (B)."
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Could you tell me which one you mean, (I go to work at seven thirty every day) except on weekends or except weekends" ?
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I meant the first, but they're both fine.

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