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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.
2014년 2월 5일 오후 7:25
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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.
2014년 2월 5일
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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..."
2014년 2월 5일
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?
2014년 2월 5일
아직도 답을 찾지 못하셨나요?
질문을 남겨보세요. 원어민이 도움을 줄 수 있을 거예요!