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''Jenny never wanted to go home'' and ''Jenny wanted never to go home''
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Both sentences are correct, but this is an example of a "squinting" modifier. The word "squinting" means a two-way modifier, and the placement affects the meaning of the sentence. Did Jenny not intend to go home? Or did Jenny not want to go home again under any circumstance?
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