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Futurehuman11 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
adj or adv
Would it be "You are speaking very softly," or "You're speaking very soft."
Someone told me that when the verb deals with your senses, which in this case is sense of hearing, then you use an adjective. Did I inturrpret this incorrectly?
Someone told me that when the verb deals with your senses, which in this case is sense of hearing, then you use an adjective. Did I inturrpret this incorrectly?
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Hi, Use the adverb. Clive
- Hi, Use the adverb.
- Clive
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Someone told me that when the verb deals with your senses, which in this case is sense of hearing, then you use an adjective.
An example of this would be "Her voice sounds very soft" (not softly).
An example of this would be "Her voice sounds very soft" (not softly).
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Hi,
Or you could rephrase your original sentence to say 'Your speaking is very soft'. In cases like this, it's an adjective because it is used to modify/describe a noun or gerund.
Clive
Or you could rephrase your original sentence to say 'Your speaking is very soft'. In cases like this, it's an adjective because it is used to modify/describe a noun or gerund.
Clive
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