Mamun Hossen
Help me to know the correct positions of the adverb 'probably' in sentences. Please let me know which of them are correct in the following sentences: 1. I will probably not be there. 2. I probably will not be there. 3. I won't probably be there. 4. I probably won't be there. 5. He probably does not know. 6. He does probably not know. 7. He does not probably know. 8. He doesn't probably know.
Oct 25, 2017 5:59 AM
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I am a native speaker of American English from Southern California so my judgements are based on what I hear regularly. 1. I will probably not be there. - good 2. I probably will not be there. - good, but a bit awkward In spoken language 3. I won't probably be there. - not heard 4. I probably won't be there. - most common in spoken language 5. He probably does not know. - good, but in spoken speech it would more likely be heard "he probably doesn't know" 6. He does probably not know. - not heard 7. He does not probably know. - not heard 8. He doesn't probably know. - not heard
October 25, 2017
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I don't know what is 'correct' - just what sounds right. To me, 2,4 and 5 are good. 1 is OK - in spoken language. The rest are not natural.
October 25, 2017
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