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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"act crazy" "act crazily"

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act

2 [no obj] : to behave in a particular way
- She learned at an early age how to act properly in social situations.
- People are always telling me how I should act and what I should say.
- I noticed that the dog was acting funny/differently/strangely this morning.
- acting more naturally/aggressively/responsibly
- She's been acting kind of crazy lately.

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"Crazy" is an adjective, isn't it? Wouldn't it be correct to say "She's been acting kind of crazily lately"?
  

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Crazy" is an adjective, isn't it? Wouldn't it be correct to say "She's been acting kind of crazily lately"? You can say either.

— Mister Micawber

  • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Crazy" is an adjective, isn't it?
  • Wouldn't it be correct to say "She's been acting kind of crazily lately"?
  • You can say either.
  • 'Act' is one of those verbs that can act like a linking verb.
  • Act crazy = act as if one were crazy.
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HUBLOT- She's been acting kind of crazy lately.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Crazy" is an adjective, isn't it? Wouldn't it be correct to say "She's been acting kind of crazily lately"?
You can say either. 'Act' is one of those verbs that can act like a linking verb.

Act crazy = act as if one were cr
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Thank you, Mister Micawber. Emotion: smile

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a [no obj] : to behave in a way that is not sincere or honest
- Stop acting. We kno
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Thank you, Mister Micawber.

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