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PrinnySquad Posted 18 years ago
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One of his (loosely) quotes was: “I feel so lucky and great to

One of his (loosely) quotes was: “I feel so lucky and great to..."

Is the part "(loosely) quotes" okay?

I will appreciate all the help and comments Emotion: big smile
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Hi Prinny, and welcome to English Forums. No, "loosely" is an adverb and needs to modify a verb. He is loosely quoted as saying, "...

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Hi Prinny, and welcome to English Forums.
No, "loosely" is an adverb and needs to modify a verb.
He is loosely quoted as saying, "...
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Thank you for your help, Grammar Geek.

I just wonder if you could help me rewrite the sentence using my old structure?

Thank you again.
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One of his (paraphrased) quotes was, "..."
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