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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Adjective or adverb?
He ran slow.
In the sentence, is the word 'slow' an adverb or adjective? Thanks in advance.
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How did he run? He ran slow. "slow" describes the way the runner ran, not the runner himself, so it's an adverb.
- How did he run?
- He ran slow.
- "slow" describes the way the runner ran, not the runner himself, so it's an adverb.
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How did he run?
He ran slow.
"slow" describes the way the runner ran, not the runner himself, so it's an adverb.
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Persian Learner is right - it's an adverb here.
But why use "slow", which is not acceptable to many speakers, when "slowly" is available?
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