Jackson6612  +  420937 Wed, 19 Sep 07 08:22 AM Is the following sentence grammatically correct and does that make sense? Mostly people who run for instant gratification turn out be losers in the end. Jackson6612 Joined on Wed, Dec 27 2006 Senior Member 3,688 It’s a difficult question for any man to answer… Whether to follow his dreams no matter what… Or to give in slowly and let life lead you where it will.

	Neeraj Jain  +  420940 Wed, 19 Sep 07 08:26 AM  Jackson6612 wrote: Mostly people who run for instant gratification turn out be losers in the end. Mostly is an adverb. It cannot be used in the above sentence. Instead use the adjective 'most'. "to" is also missing before "be". Most people who run for instant gratification turn out to be losers in the end. The sentence means that most people who run for instant satisfaction do not get satisfaction in the end. Neeraj Jain Joined on Fri, Sep 7 2007 Regular Member 583 Smile allows you to win. Verbs, Adverbs

	Jackson6612  +  420944 Wed, 19 Sep 07 08:34 AM Hi N. Jain, I get your point. But what if I say: People who mostly run for instant gratification turn out to be losers in the end. Jackson6612

	Neeraj Jain  +  420964 Wed, 19 Sep 07 09:25 AM Hey dude, This sentence is correct. Here "mostly" is used as an adverb. Neeraj Jain Verbs, Adverbs

	Jackson6612  +  421090 Wed, 19 Sep 07 03:30 PM Thanks, N. Jain. Jackson6612

	Clive  +  421157 Wed, 19 Sep 07 06:15 PM Hi guys, Mostly people who run for instant gratification turn out be losers in the end. I find this sentence OK, although I'd put a comma after 'mostly'. With adverbs, there is often a lot of flexibility about where to positon them in the sentence. eg She walked into the room slowly. She walked slowly into the room. She slowly walked into the room. Slowly, she walked into the room. All of the above are OK, although you'd probably hear #1 most commonly. Very generally speaking, moving the adverb towards the front gives it more emphasis, although this can also be done in other ways, such as by tone of voice. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,650 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Verbs, Adverbs, Commas

	Lil' Ruby Rose  +  421233 Wed, 19 Sep 07 08:57 PM Clive, I think the confusion's about the latter part of the sentence - turn out be losers - which should be turn out to be losers. Lil' Ruby Rose Joined on Wed, Dec 20 2006 Regular Member 879 Enlightenment is always preceded by confusion.