BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem
TTP OnDemand GMAT Video Course
Featured Course

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Scott Woodbury-Stewart’s private virtual classroom — 400 hours of master-class video lessons for the GMAT Focus Edition.

  • 715+ score guarantee — highest in the industry (99th percentile)
  • 52 chapters · 1,500+ lessons · 4,000+ practice questions
  • 400 hours of video · 1,500+ instructor-led HD smartboard lessons
  • 300,000+ students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth & Sloan & more
  • 24/7 live support + weekly Zoom office hours with GMAT instructors
  • TTP AI Assist — 24/7 AI-powered virtual tutor for instant help
  • 1,200+ flashcards + AI-powered study assistant & daily calendar
  • OnDemand, LiveTeach & GMAT Bootcamp formats available
  • Also: GRE, SAT Math & Executive Assessment courses
  • MBA Admissions Consulting now available
  • 🏆 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Award: Test Prep Solution Provider of the Year
  • 200,000+ students served
  • 5-day free trial — $0 to start, no auto-billing, cancel anytime
★★★★★ 5.0 (559 reviews)
130-pt guarantee
$0 to start then $127/mo
Start Free 5-Day Trial Read 559 Reviews →

Adverb placement

Expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Community Manager
Posts: 363
Joined: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:24 pmFollowed by: 3 members
Location: St. Louis
Thanked: 7 times
by isisalaska » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:33 am
when you have the following construction:

I will make phone calls only after business hours OR
I will only make phone calls after business hours

Which one is the correct one?
Isis Alaska
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
Community Manager
Posts: 789
Joined: Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:51 pmFollowed by: 1 member
Location: Silicon valley, California
Thanked: 30 times

Re: Adverb placement

by jayhawk2001 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:41 am
IMO, both are correct and the meaning would depend on the
emphasis of either phone-calls or business-hours.

I will make phone calls only after business hours OR

The above can be interpreted as "I will make phone calls only after
business hours. During business hours, I will do something else".
The emphasis here is on "business hours" and what one will do during
and after business hours.

I will only make phone calls after business hours

Here, the emphasis is on phone calls. It can be interpreted as "I will
only make phone calls after business hours. I will not do email
after business hours"

Thoughts ?
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Community Manager
Posts: 363
Joined: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:24 pmFollowed by: 3 members
Location: St. Louis
Thanked: 7 times

by isisalaska » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:19 am
I found a grammar web site that it discusses the placement related to what kidn of adverb, so it could be at the beg. middle or end. Confussing to learn all these rule. I agree with the empahsis type of explanation.
Isis Alaska
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 141
Joined: Thu May 03, 2007 1:15 pm

by drhomler » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:44 am
Grammatically they are both correct. This is one of those subtleties of language. MGMAT SC has a page or two on it. They mean different things, so if this were being tested on the exam it would depend on what they were trying to say in the sentence.

As Jay said depends on what you are emphasizing.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1