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Repaired Car Work Improved Year Middle Position Adverb

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Keyword certainly
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The car can be repaired certainly.
Correct Sentence The car can certainly be repaired.
Cloze Error Sentence The car can [[be repaired certainly]].
Cloze Sentence The car can [[certainly be repaired]].
Cloze Answer certainly be repaired
Choices certainly be repaired | be repaired certainly
Explanation

Certainly is usually used like a middle position adverb: 'She certainly likes you.' 'His work has certainly improved this year.'

For extra emphasis, however, certainly may be placed before the first auxiliary verb and before be when this is the main verb: 'His work certainly has improved this year.' 'She certainly is one of the best teachers on the staff.'

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