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  • Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Adverb Phrase 11. The adverb phrase today is "in

  • place. " Okay. Let's take a look at the note here. All right. First we have three ...

  • three definitions of "in place. " When it can be used as an adverb phrase. The first

  • one is prepared and ready. That's one way that we could say something is in place.

  • Number two, in the appropriate usual or proper place and it's actually in the

  • correct place. Then something is in place or number three here. Established and

  • ready and already in operation. So it has already been put in place. Okay. So let's

  • look at several examples that cover all these meanings. And here's the first one.

  • They have some new laws in place to deal with that issue.

  • All right. So that could be like this one. Established and already in operation.

  • it's already in place. Okay, good. All right. Number two. Before you indict these

  • criminals, you, you have to make sure you have all the evidence in place. Well, they

  • could be like prepared and ready. So you have to make sure everything's in

  • place before you go through with the case. Before you actually announce that

  • you're going to arrest these people, make sure you have all your evidence in place.

  • All right, Number three. We have to put all the pieces back in place before we

  • can begin a new game of chess. Well this means you know, just like you put put it

  • back in the proper place, in the usual appropriate place. All the pieces

  • have to go in the correct order or in the correct place. Okay. Number four here.

  • This is now a crime scene, you cannot touch or move anything.

  • You must leave everything in place. So leave it as it is. Leave it in the

  • appropriate way. Don't touch it. Yes, in place as it was found until the

  • CSI agents arrive. Remember CSI crime scene investigators.

  • It's like the TV show, they have a you know, several of them. They are CSI

  • investigators. They're the ones who investigate a crime scene. They want

  • everything in place, if you move the stuff around it can mess up their

  • investigation. Okay. Anyway I hope you got it. I hope it's clear. Thank you for your time.

  • Bye-bye.

Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Adverb Phrase 11. The adverb phrase today is "in

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