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Adverb placement "had already woken up" MGMAT SC

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by bluebird42 » Tue May 31, 2011 12:55 pm
Any tips on placement of the adverb "already" in this sentence (from MGMAT SC Ch. 7 Problem Set, #6):

She had already woken up when the phone rang. (Correct)
She already had woken up when the phone rang. (Is this wrong?)

Even though this is from the Verb Tense chapter, I think I'm still a little unclear on proper adverb placement.
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by Stuart@KaplanGMAT » Tue May 31, 2011 1:08 pm
bluebird42 wrote:Any tips on placement of the adverb "already" in this sentence (from MGMAT SC Ch. 7 Problem Set, #6):

She had already woken up when the phone rang. (Correct)
She already had woken up when the phone rang. (Is this wrong?)

Even though this is from the Verb Tense chapter, I think I'm still a little unclear on proper adverb placement.
Each option should be acceptable on the GMAT (and in regular life).
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by bluebird42 » Tue May 31, 2011 1:16 pm
phew! Thanks Stuart! I thought I was missing something - all good now!
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