adverbs II

[navi tasan]

Which is correct:
1-Tear gas was indiscriminately sprayed on the protesters.
2-Tear gas was sprayed indiscriminately on the protesters.
3-Tear gas was sprayed on the protesters indiscriminately.

 

[RonBee]

They are all correct.

 

[MikeNewYork]

They are all correct.

Indeed they are. :wink:

 

[Tdol]

And quite right too. ;-)

 

[navi tasan]

Thank you Ronbee, Mike and TDOL.
I realized that I had left one possibilty out.
Could you tell me if this one is correct:

4-Indiscriminately, tear gas was sprayed on the protesters.

 

[Tdol]

I don't like it greatly. It's trying to be a sentence adverb modifying the whole sentence to express the writer's view, but it doesn't really cut the mustard for me. ;-)

 

[RonBee]

Thank you Ronbee, Mike and TDOL.
I realized that I had left one possibilty out.
Could you tell me if this one is correct:

4-Indiscriminately, tear gas was sprayed on the protesters.

That might work better in the active voice, thus:

• Indiscriminately, they sprayed teargas on the protesters.

I still can't say that I'm happy with it.

 

[navi tasan]

Well, let's say that explains why I had forgotten it in the first place!
(I am trying to act as if ...)

 

[Tdol]

I do agree with Ron that it is a bit better in the active.;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

Thank you Ronbee, Mike and TDOL.
I realized that I had left one possibilty out.
Could you tell me if this one is correct:

4-Indiscriminately, tear gas was sprayed on the protesters.

I agree with Ron and TDOL. Since the sentence adverb has become accepted, these opening adverbs can be confusing. The other positions would be better. :wink:

 

[Tdol]

Since they have been accepted? What about 'yes' and 'no'; haven't they been around for donkey's years? ;-) :lol:

 

[MikeNewYork]

Since they have been accepted? What about 'yes' and 'no'; haven't they been around for donkey's years? ;-) :lol:

:roll:

 

[Tdol]

:lol:

 

[MikeNewYork]

:lol:

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