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navi wrote:Which ones are correct:
1-It was a car badly damaged.
2-It was a badly damaged car.
3-It was a car damaged badly.
4-It was a car which was damaged badly.
#1&3 are possible if a comma is added after 'car'.
Otherwise, all possible, with #2, of course, the most likely/natural.
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Conceivable, but unidiomatic.
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