Pructus Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
even
"What is the reason," said they, "that you, who are so great a man, should build such a little box as this for your dwelling house?"
"Indeed, there may be little reason," said he, "but small as the place is, I will think myself happy if I can fill even it with true friends."
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"even" in the second sentence, is it correct?
I can fiil even it.... sounds incorrect to me....
If it's not correct, what is the correct expression?
"Indeed, there may be little reason," said he, "but small as the place is, I will think myself happy if I can fill even it with true friends."
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"even" in the second sentence, is it correct?
I can fiil even it.... sounds incorrect to me....
If it's not correct, what is the correct expression?
Top answer
While we rarely see even before a direct object, especially when it's the pronoun it , there is nothing grammatically wrong with it. CJ
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While we rarely see even before a direct object, especially when it's the pronoun it, there is nothing grammatically wrong with it.
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