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Dear native English speakers,
all the exams ended. Thank you all for your great help.
I'm afraid some students got very bad grades.
Incidentally, I'd like to ask about the usage of "sometimes".
Which sentences below can be used?
(1a) I sometimes slept for more than ten years at that time.
(1b) Sometimes I slept for more than ten years at that time.
(1c) I slept for more than ten years sometimes at that time.
(2a) I have sometimes seen your son in my neighborhood.
(2b) Sometimes I have seen your son in my neighborhood.
(2c) I have seen your son sometimes in my neighborhood.
(2d) I have seen your son in my neighborhood, sometimes.
(3a) I will sometimes visit temples when I am in Kyoto .
(3b) Sometimes I will visit temples when I am in Kyoto.
(3c) I will visit temples sometimes when I am in Kyoto.
(3d) I sometimes will visit temples when I am in Kyoto.
Hirashin
all the exams ended. Thank you all for your great help.
I'm afraid some students got very bad grades.
Incidentally, I'd like to ask about the usage of "sometimes".
Which sentences below can be used?
(1a) I sometimes slept for more than ten years at that time.
(1b) Sometimes I slept for more than ten years at that time.
(1c) I slept for more than ten years sometimes at that time.
(2a) I have sometimes seen your son in my neighborhood.
(2b) Sometimes I have seen your son in my neighborhood.
(2c) I have seen your son sometimes in my neighborhood.
(2d) I have seen your son in my neighborhood, sometimes.
(3a) I will sometimes visit temples when I am in Kyoto .
(3b) Sometimes I will visit temples when I am in Kyoto.
(3c) I will visit temples sometimes when I am in Kyoto.
(3d) I sometimes will visit temples when I am in Kyoto.
Hirashin