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Order of adverb "immediately" in a phrase

English Language Learners Asked by SoulAndBone on February 10, 2021

I’ve been struggling with this aspect of the English language and i don’t know if there are some rules to it that can help me. I’ve looked for answers on the internet but so far i haven’t found anything that can help me clear my mind on this issue.

I was writing this phrase :

“I called at your offices immediately to report the situation and I was assured that it would be repaired soon”

Is there a rule of when the “immediately goes”?

I could rephrase it into this:

“I immediately called at your offices to report the situation and I was assured that it would be repaired soon”

Or even:

“I called immediately at your offices to report the situation and I was assured that it would be repaired soon” (a grammar tool i have on my computer suggests in this particular phrase to change the at to a “to”)

Are any of those interchangeable?

Thanks in advance

One Answer

To "call at" is either nautical, regarding ships, or else perhaps a britishism? Usually we just say call. "Call their office."

I called your offices immediately to report the situation

Ok

I immediately called your offices to report the situation

Ok

I called immediately your offices to report the situation

No

Answered by Sam on February 10, 2021

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