3 sentences which i have a grammatical question about...

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JKBelieve

#196256 Mon, 13 Feb 06 10:34 AM

1) She's feeling bad OR She's feeling badly which one is correct and why?

2) He runs often OR He often runs which one is correct and why?

3) 'Caesar pursued the Germanic tribes beyond the Rhine' shouldn't it be 'to beyond' instead of 'beyond'?

Thanx for your help guys.... i really appreciate it ^^

JKBelieve

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paco2004

#196536 Tue, 14 Feb 06 03:12 AM

Hello JKB

The first question is a controversial issue. It may be better for you yourself to read an article about it in The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

Usually "often" comes at the middle position [before a main verb, after "is"/"have"/"modals". You can put it at the tail of sentences when you want to emphasize the meaning. But in such cases, it is common to modify "often" with "quite" or "very".

"Pursue someone beyond something" is correct as it is. "Pursue someone to beyond something" is wrong.

paco

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