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"Unless" in certain conditionals. | What does B.A. mean?

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#1 (permalink) Thu May 29, 2008 5:58 am What is the mistake of this: She speaks fluently English.

She speaks fluently English

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#2 (permalink) Thu May 29, 2008 6:15 am What is the mistake of this: She speaks fluently English.

Hi Sonnete The word order is wrong. The word 'fluently' should follow the word 'English': She speaks English fluently. .

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#3 (permalink) Fri May 30, 2008 11:48 am What is the mistake of this: She speaks fluently English.

Yankee wrote:

The word order is wrong. The word 'fluently' should follow the word 'English':
She speaks English fluently.

In English, the direct object of a verb usually follows it immediately, and the adverb of manner comes after that. So you basically get: verb + [WHAT] + [HOW]

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