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which fits best vs which best fits As you can se from the title, it is a very simple question. I run through this tiny doubt not long ago, I wrote a sentence which was corrected right away into "which best fits".but now, reading my textbook, I have read "which fits best" What is the right position? Thanks in advance.
Feb 5, 2014 7:25 PM
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All things being equal, the adverb should precede the word being modified. That's a rule. I mean, that's a guideline.
February 5, 2014
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Well, cutting the fragments out of their context will certainly confuse you. We use "which best fits X" when the object X is a space or requirement that needs filling. We use "which fits best" when an object doesn't follow (check your example you gave Anne). You can put a personal pronoun in this fragment (eg. which fits her best), but remember my previous comment about a space/requirement for "which best fits..."
February 5, 2014
Unfortunately like most things in English it depends on context more than grammar rules either are correct in different situations. Have you got a context /situation in mind?
February 5, 2014
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