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'I've hardly finishe' or 'I've finished hardly..'
1. I've hardly finished my homework.
2. I've finished my homework hardly.
Which is correct?
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Re: 'I've hardly finishe' or 'I've finished hardly..'

Originally Posted by
wotcha
1. I've hardly finished my homework.
2. I've finished my homework hardly.
Which is correct?
*Not a teacher
The first one is correct, because we put adverbs right after or before the verbs. In your case, present perfect, the adverbs (most of them- hardly is one of them) are put between the auxiliary verb and the main verb.
I've hardly finished my homework.
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Re: 'I've hardly finishe' or 'I've finished hardly..'
The second order would be possible but with a large pause before the adverb; even then, a different choice of adverb would be more likely: 'I've finished my homework... Almost - I still have to do the Bibliography'. And in the mouth of a second speaker, that adverb would make sense:
A: I've finished my homework.
B: Hardly - didn't she ask for a thousand words?
b
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