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There is "so" between "go" and "wrong". Is it possible if it is adverb?

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Rebecca

In this sentence, the adverb "so" modifies the adjective "wrong." The adverb is used to emphasize how much things go wrong. When an adverb is used to modify the adjective, the adverb is placed in front of the adjective. For example, if you look at the sentence "This is very tall building", the adverb "very" modifies adjective "tall" so it is placed before "tall." I'll let you know more examples of expression "go wrong" used with other adverbs. Ex: Sometimes, despite our best efforts, things go terribly wrong. Ex: When things go wrong, they go really wrong.

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