Questions tagged [adverb-position]
The position of an adverb often depends on the kind of adverb (manner, place, time, degree) and if the word being modified is a verb or an adjective.
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Adverbs of manner in -ly: perfect passives
Adverbs of manner, which say how something happens or is done
(angrily, happily, slowly, suddenly, noisily, quietly, softly), most
often go in end position, but those ending in -ly can often go in
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word order with “even” in “to get word”
I have a question about using the phrase “if I even got word” instead of “even if I got word”.
Which sentence is correct?
Not something I would have shared with Joan or anyone else at work, if I even ...
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Placement of "of course" in a negative sentence in the present perfect construction
For [it] has of course not come about out of nothing.
…as opposed to…
For [it] has not of course come about out of nothing.
Are these two sentences equally correct in what I guess we'd call formal ...
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Why is writing "however" to join two clauses wrong e.g. …, however, …? [duplicate]
Why is option B incorrect?
In botany, the term “resurrection plant” refers to any species of plant that seems to come back to life after appearing fully withered and dead. Resurrection plants do not ...
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Herewith versus herein. In this situation, is one or the other more grammatically correct and/or sense correct?
Without thinking, I typed to matt there
Will do! I'll post it herein ..
But it gave me pause; I tapped edit and
Will do! I'll post it herewith ..
Now I don't know which version of me had the ...
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Does word order matter in “…(that) we do in the same manner” vs “…in the same manner (that) we do”?
Are both these sentences grammatically accurate and can they be used interchangeably?
It is dangerous for ecologists to assume other species sense the environment we do in the same manner.
It is ...
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Where should ‘previously’ be put? [duplicate]
I have previously been portrayed as the villain.
I’ve been previously portrayed as the villain.
Is the second sentence incorrect? The first one sounds more natural but the second one seems correct to ...
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Position of adverb "also" in a sentence
Excluding "also" at the beginning of the sentence (or phrase), where is emphasizes the conjunctive function, there are (as far as I can tell) four positions for "also":
(1) before ...
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Where should you place "also" in a sentence? Can it go after a main verb? [closed]
Which we interpret also as a representative metaphor - is this correct?
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How awkward does "it's really not expensive" sound to you? (adverb placement) [closed]
A colleague of mine who doesn't speak much English created a meme in which he added (in English)
Just buy it, it's really not expensive.
Specifically regarding "it's really not expensive," ...
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Does 'commonly' modify a verb in this sentence from Walden?
In the first chapter of Walden, Thoreau writes:
The most interesting dwellings in this country,
as the painter knows, are the most unpretending, humble log huts and cottages
of the poor commonly; it ...
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Out-of-fashion pronominal adverbs [closed]
I'm not a native English speaker. When writing papers, I find myself using English pronominal adverbs (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_pronominal_adverbs) rather often, especially '...
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Use of "consistently" at the beginning of a sentence
My question is about the use of the adverb "consistently" at the beginning of a sentence. For instance, in the sentence
Consistently with literature that pertains to acculturation and ...
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Can fastly be preferred over using "fast" just after any subject? [closed]
Recently, I have attempted a multiple choice question test that contained the following question regarding synonym of "quickly:"
Q. No. 15 (in image) He quickly got up from the bench. [...
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"This approach aims at, for instance, helping single mothers" VS "This approach aims, for instance, at helping single mothers"
My question is about the placement of "for instance" and whether it is better to place it before or after "at". The sentence is just an example, so you can use others if it helps. ...
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