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Teo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
adj or adv
1. He went away sad.
2. He went away sadly.
3. He went away happy.
4. He went away happily.
In my opinion, I think sentences #2 and #4 are correct.
Could any native speaker tell me which of the above sentences are acceptable?
Thank you very much for your reply.
2. He went away sadly.
3. He went away happy.
4. He went away happily.
In my opinion, I think sentences #2 and #4 are correct.
Could any native speaker tell me which of the above sentences are acceptable?
Thank you very much for your reply.
Top answer
In the right context all are acceptable. 1. He was sad when he went away.
- In the right context all are acceptable.
- 1.
- He was sad when he went away.
- 2.
- He went away [in a sad manner / looking sad].
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In the right context all are acceptable.
1. He was sad when he went away.
2. He went away [in a sad manner / looking sad].
3. He was happy when he went away.
4. He went away [in a happy manner / looking happy].
2. and 4. could be rephrased very slightly -- with a comma, or by preposing the adverb -- to yield a different meaning. Of the two, preposing the
1. He was sad when he went away.
2. He went away [in a sad manner / looking sad].
3. He was happy when he went away.
4. He went away [in a happy manner / looking happy].
2. and 4. could be rephrased very slightly -- with a comma, or by preposing the adverb -- to yield a different meaning. Of the two, preposing the
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1. She was dancing happy.
2. She was dancing happily.
3. She danced happy.
4. She danced happily.
Which of the above sentences are not acceptable?
Thanks a lot for your reply.
2. She was dancing happily.
3. She danced happy.
4. She danced happily.
Which of the above sentences are not acceptable?
Thanks a lot for your reply.
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http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/student/viewtopic.php?p=44820#44820
1. She danced happy.
2. She danced happily.
3. He went away happy.
4. He went away happily.
Sentence 1 is not so
1. She danced happy.
2. She danced happily.
3. He went away happy.
4. He went away happily.
Sentence 1 is not so
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Hello Teo
The problem you are raising is tough to discuss. The constructions <S V C> and <S V O C> where C is an adjective depicting the subject's state are called "subject-related depictive construct" or "subject-related secondary predicate". The last term indicates that the sentences comprises of two parts : <S V O> and <S is/was C>. The constructions are still
The problem you are raising is tough to discuss. The constructions <S V C> and <S V O C> where C is an adjective depicting the subject's state are called "subject-related depictive construct" or "subject-related secondary predicate". The last term indicates that the sentences comprises of two parts : <S V O> and <S is/was C>. The constructions are still
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Sentence 2 also has the word order "She happily danced," and means "She was happy to dance (when she was asked to dance)."This doesn't strike me as the default interpretation for "she danced happily". If the sentence is intended to be from her point of view, it means "she was happy while dancing"; if it's from someone else's point of view, it means "she appeared to be h
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10 2. She was dancing happily. 12 br
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10 3. She danced happy. 12 br
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10 4. She danced happily. 12 br
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I need help findind the adj and adv in the sentence" Sherrie is a conscientious employee"
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Hello Anon,
"Sherrie" is a proper noun; "employee" is an ordinary noun; "is" is a verb; "a" is an indefinite article.
Best wishes,
MrP
"Sherrie" is a proper noun; "employee" is an ordinary noun; "is" is a verb; "a" is an indefinite article.
Best wishes,
MrP
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