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Gimhyeonmin Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

adjective or adverb

I don't know why "deep" is put, not "deeply"

"Most of the iceberg is deep within the ocean."

Shoudn't "deeply" come here?
  

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Shoudn't "deeply" come here? No. That's how these measurements are expressed in English.

— CalifJim

  • Shoudn't "deeply" come here?
  • No.
  • That's how these measurements are expressed in English.
  • is deep within the ocean / are high on the shelf / was far from the house CJ
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???Shoudn't "deeply" come here?
No. That's how these measurements are expressed in English.

is deep within the ocean / are high on the shelf / was far from the house

CJ
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Just to add a little to what CJ has said. Deeply is used in abstract senses:
He is deeply committed to our plan.
I deeply regret what I said.


CB
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???"Most of the iceberg is deep within the ocean."
I see "deep within the ocean" as an adjective phrase functioning as a complement in that sentence. The adverbial "within the ocean" modifies the the head of the adjective phrase, i.e. the adjective "deep".
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why is "deep within the ocean" an adjective phrase? I have thought it of an adverb phrase.
In the sentence given, "is" has a meaning of condition of being located. So the sentence must be "assertive sentence", which consists of "S + V + (ad)". Would you explain more?
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Gimhyeonminwhy is "deep within the ocean" an adjective phrase? I have thought it of an adverb phrase.In the sentence given, "is" has a meaning of condition of being located. So the sentence must be "assertive sentence", which consists of "S + V + (ad)". Would you explain more?
"is" is a linking verb followed by the complement referring to the subject of the se
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