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the order of several adverbs of time

English Language & Usage Asked on November 28, 2020

When I’m given several adverbs of time how do I arrange them? For example, I need to insert these adverbs:

in the morning / that Thursday / March 22, 2013

into this sentence:

A tornado had been wreaking havoc.

One Answer

I would keep Thursday together with March 22,2013 because it's a date. Adding the word "that" before Thursday seems completely unnecessary since you're saying the exact date anyway. "In the morning" can go either before or after the date (although I think theres a slight preference for before). So...

A tornado was wreaking havoc in the morning of Thursday, March 22, 2013.

Also, I think you meant "wreaking havoc".

Correct answer by J. Paczuski on November 28, 2020

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