Order of adverbs vol. 2
I am continuing my learning activities concerning order of adverbs. Please, express your opinion on which one of these sentences sounds more natural to you.
1. a). Every time I arrive at my office, suicidal tendencies make themselves immediately felt. vs. b). Every time I arrive at my office, suicidal tendencies make themselves felt immediately.
2. a). Young people are especially likely to be hurt. vs. b). Especially young people are likely to be hurt.
3. a). They spent an hour there. vs. b). They spent there an hour.
4. a). As Mr. Baker made also fun of the weaker students sometimes, he was widely hated. vs. b). As sometimes Mr. Baker made also fun of the weaker students, he was widely hated.
5. a). The Nature's Natural Park is a beautiful place. vs. b) The Natural Nature's Park is a beautiful place.
6. a). Having worked there under awful conditions for three weeks, they resigned. vs. b). Having worked there for three weeks under awful conditions...
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1. I don't like either option. Here's my suggestion:
"Every time I arrive at my office, suicidal tendencies immediately make themselves felt."
This is still unclear. Whose suicidal tendencies are they? If you add "my" in front of suicidal, it still reads terribly awkward because of the "felt" at the end. I'm curious as to what "tendencies" refers to specifically. Perhaps you could write:
"Every time I arrive at my office, suicidal impulses immediately make themselves felt." Impulses would fit "felt" best. Alternatively: "...suicidal thoughts creep into my mind." or something to that affect.
2. A. is OK, B. is bad. Here are some options that flow well:
"Young people especially are likely to be hurt."
"Young people in particular are likely to be hurt."
"Young people are particularly likely to be hurt."
3. A. is perfect. B. isn't technically wrong at all either, you just run the risk of sounding like Yoda or an old English noble if you speak too much like that all the time.
4. Both are terribly wrong. Put "also" before "made". Here's what I would use:
"As Mr. Baker also made fun of the weaker students at times, he was widely hated"
This is strongest because the reason he is hated is put first and foremost since it is the most important point, BUT adding on "sometimes" to the end of that reason would seem to mitigate it. "At times" describes the same frequency of occurrence while sounding like you're downplaying it.
"As Mr. Baker sometimes also made fun of the weaker students, he was widely hated"
In this example "sometimes" must come before "also" because it is mitigating/downplaying. You want to get the mitigating factors (he only does it sometimes) OUT OF THE WAY first before you hit the audience with the big REASON (starting w/ "also") that he is hated .
5. This makes no sense. What exactly is the name of the park, and what is just part of your description? You need to keep names/titles in one piece.
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1-A
2-B
3-A
4-A
5-Not sure
6-A
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