Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
he studied *briefly* the problem
English answer:
he studied the problem briefly
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English term
studied briefly
English
Bus/Financial
Engineering: Industrial
he studied briefly the problem.
is ok or not? why?
is ok or not? why?
Responses
| 5 +1 | he studied the problem briefly |
Alfa Trans (X)
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| 4 +5 | He briefly studied the problem. |
Edith Kelly
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| 4 +2 | He studied the problem briefly. |
Craft.Content
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+1
14 mins
Selected
he studied the problem briefly
Why? Because we usually put an adverb after an object if there is one
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thx!"
+5
3 mins
Edith Kelly
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4
He briefly studied the problem.
Why? It's the way the language is spoken and written, grammar.
Peer comment(s):
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Ian Bradburn
0 min
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Thanx.
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
1 min
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Thanx.
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| agree |
Rajan Chopra
8 mins
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| agree |
sassa
25 mins
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| agree |
NancyLynn
5 days
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+2
9 mins
Craft.Content
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Works in: English to Hindi, English, English to Gujarati, and 2 more.
He studied the problem briefly.
He studied the problem briefly.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rajan Chopra
: also
3 mins
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thanks :-)
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| agree |
Mag. Sabine Senn
9 mins
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thanks :-)
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