Learn English – “Would certainly have” or “certainly would have”

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I have these confusions sometimes. Firstly, which among the following are grammatically correct to use in sentences-

  1. She would certainly have loved that.
  2. She would have certainly loved that.
  3. She certainly would have loved that.

Can you provide a sentence each for the correct one(s)? If any of them is wrong please enlighten the reason. Secondly if they are correct for specific sentence patterns then please elaborate with an example.

Best Answer

The contracted forms (2 and 3) are typical of speech and informal writing. Some contractions are found in formal writing, but not, on the whole, the contracted forms of have. That apart, all three are grammatical and mean much the same thing, but with slight differences of emphasis. In speech, the differences can be signalled by changes in stress. Which is chosen will depend on what has gone on previously in the conversation.

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