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#1 (permalink) Tue Sep 13, 2011 15:13 pm Adverb position

In "I care a lot about studying," is "a lot" in the correct position?

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#2 (permalink) Tue Sep 13, 2011 18:23 pm Adverb position

Yes. "a lot" modifies "I care". The other possible position is "I care about studying a lot". This ambiguous because "a lot" could modify "I care" or "studying", though in practice the former meaning seems more likely to me.

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