In the end I consider you have always an intelligent way to communicate both.
In the end I consider you always have an intelligent way to communicate both.
Are there any rules for what should come first and last?
The second one seems to flow better than the first in my ears.
Adverbs usually come after the main verb "be", except in emphatic clauses:<o:p></o:p>
- She’s always late for everything. (is always)
- We are always on time. (are always)
- We were always late. (were always)
- She is late for everything, always. (emphatic)
- We are on time, always. (emphatic)
In sentences with one main verb, always comes before the main verb:
- In the end I consider you always have an intelligent way to communicate both.
- I always eat dinner at 6 PM.
In sentences with a main verb and an auxiliary verb, the adverb comes between the two verbs:
- I have always studied hard.
- They had always followed the rules.
- I will always believe my friends.
Good answer from Nadoush.
Generally an adverb should not be placed immediately after the main verb, and so this tells us that "have always" is a bad option. This is counter-intuitive for German and Italian speakers, from my knowledge. Given the similarities between Norwegian and English, I am curious to know if the rule in Norwegian is the same as the English one.
I agree with the others that the second one sounds much better. It also seems to place more emphasis on the adverb. It is what I would say naturally (even though this current sentence has done the opposite !!!!!)
There is however some debate about the case of "split infinitives". This is where the infinitive verb e.g. to go has an an adverb sandwiched between the word "to" and the verb "go". There is a famous phrase from the start of the Startrek movies "To boldly go where no man has gone before".
The advice, according to Oxford dictionaries ( https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/split-infinitives) seems to be that it is less important to avoid split infinitives now, except in very formal writing.
You have to read about it because it is detailed subject .
Yes, the second one is better and it is according to the rule which implies that always comes before the main verb but if we have auxiliary, model, imperative or more than one verb the state is different. So, you have to read about it.
