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Is there a rule to place "if any" in a specific position of a sentence? What about "I got, if any, little help from him"? Is it awkward?

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1. I got little, if any, help from him.
2. How much money, if any, do you donate to charity a year?
 

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Is there a rule to place "if any" in a specific position of a sentence? What about "I got, if any, little help from him"? Is it awkward? It's wrong.

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1. I got little, if any, help from him.
2. How much money, if any, do you donate to charity a year?

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Could you please make a little bit longer explanation for why it is wrong and what is the proper way to say with "if any"?
 

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Could you please make a little bit longer explanation for why it is wrong and what is the proper way to say with "if any"?

1. I got little, if any, help from him.
2. How much money, if any, do you donate to charity a year?
These are correct.
 

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You will find similar phrases in different positions in sentences.

Q. Did you get more help from him?
A. I got, if anything, even less help from him!

Q. Is it warm out today?
A. If anything, it's colder than it was yesterday.
 
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