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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Adjective or misplaced adverb?

0What part of speech is the profanity in this sentence:02br
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01b00He's out of his f#*king mind.02b02br
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00It would appear to be an adjective, but how does it describe his mind? I think it is misplaced, and really is understood to mean: 02br
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01b00He's f#*king out of his mind.02b02br
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00Would it then be an adverb??? Just curious, and a big discussion here at work. Thanks!!!02br
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02br 02br 00effing out of his mind -- adverb0-

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0effing mind -- 01b01i00effing02i02b00 here is an adj.02br
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00effing out of his mind -- adverb0-
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0I see a paradox here.00 00Usually, if someone speaks in this type of language, he couldn’t careless if it’s adjective or adverb. When one is to care about speaking correct English, chances are he won’t language at this level.00 00Nonetheless,00 00“01b00xxcking02b00 out of his mind” appears to be a participle phrase to me” and therefore I would call
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0I see it as an adjective in both positions: it acts an intensifier of the whole phrase, not a modifier of a particular element.02br
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00MrP0-
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1b00He's f#*king out of his mind.02b02br
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01b00he is out of his mind02b02br
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01b00out of his mind -- adverb phrase02b02br
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01b01font00effing02font00 modifies the adverb, so it cannot be other then another adverb.02b02br
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