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AaronArt Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

A bit stubborn

Dear teachers, could you, please, help me out here?

I cannot get why 'stubborn', being an adjective, is used in the sentence, peeked by me on the EnglishForward, and which is for certain a correct one.

"I was acting a bit stubborn."

Previously, I would tend to think that 'a' relates to 'bit' while the word in the place of 'stubborn' should modify 'acting', and it would be an adverb- not an adjective.

My questions are:

1. Does 'stubborn' modify 'bit'?

2. Is it possible to reshape the sentence like "I was acting a bit stubbornly.", and what would be the implications in that case?


Thank you in advance!

  

Top answer

AaronArt 1. Does 'stubborn' modify 'bit'? No; 'a bit' (= slightly) modifies 'stubborn'.

— Mister Micawber

  • AaronArt 1.
  • Does 'stubborn' modify 'bit'?
  • No; 'a bit' (= slightly) modifies 'stubborn'.
  • AaronArt 2.
  • " Yes, if less native.
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AaronArt1. Does 'stubborn' modify 'bit'?

No; 'a bit' (= slightly) modifies 'stubborn'.

AaronArt2. Is it possible to reshape the sentence like "I was acting a bit stubbornly."

Yes, if less native.

AaronArt what would be the implications in that case?

Only that it is less na

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AaronArtI cannot get why 'stubborn', being an adjective, is used in the sentence,

He is a bit stubborn. (Being stubborn is in his character, but it is not very strong.) - The subject complement is the adjective stubborn.
He can be a bit stubborn. (Being stubborn is not his usual behavior, but he can be that way sometimes.)
He was acti

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