Word order
Hi everyone!
Would it be acceptable to say:
"She has won for her work different awards."
Or is the only possible word order:
"She has won different awards for her work."
Thank you!
Krishan
Top answer
All of these word orders are possible. "She has won different awards for her work. "This is by far the most common.
- All of these word orders are possible.
- "She has won different awards for her work.
- "This is by far the most common.
- " This puts more emphasis on the phrase 'for her work'.
- " This is uncommon.
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All of these word orders are possible.
"She has won different awards for her work. "This is by far the most common.
"For her work, she has won different awards." This puts more emphasis on the phrase 'for her work'.
"She has won for her work different awards." This is uncommon.
Clive
0anonymousShe has won for her work different awards.
She [ [has won]verb [for her work]adjunct [different awards]dirobj ]VP.
English does not allow any words to intervene between a verb and its direct
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