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Author: Tony
Born and raised in Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Educated at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. Living in the foothills of Mount Etna since 1982 and teaching English at Catania University since 1987. View all posts by Tony
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Polifemo!
You may be right, Paolo! 😉
The above example shows us how easily we can be misunderstood if we don’t built correctly our sentences. The English grammar is quite rigid in that matter. The position of each part of the sentence can’t be modified without taken that kind of risk. Subject, verb and object have to be introduced in this order in a direct speech. Adjectives and adverbs must be positioned properly. Prepositions have to be chosen accurately, since they can modify significantly the whole meaning of our statement.
And if you get it all right, Tony says, “Spot on, Giuseppe!” 😀