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Xeno Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Adjectives and Adverbs
Here's one question about verbs being followed by adjectives or adverbs. For example, a sentence: hold me tight. I've heard people using both this construction and "hold me tightly." Are both forms correct? And why is the verb followed by an adjective in the first case?
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Hello, Xeno-- and welcome to English Forums. They are both adverbs. In a few cases, the adjective form is acceptable as an adverb, at varying levels of formality.
- Hello, Xeno-- and welcome to English Forums.
- They are both adverbs.
- In a few cases, the adjective form is acceptable as an adverb, at varying levels of formality.
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Hello, Xeno-- and welcome to English Forums.
They are both adverbs. In a few cases, the adjective form is acceptable as an adverb, at varying levels of formality.
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Hello, Xeno-- and welcome to English Forums.
They are both adverbs. In a few cases, the adjective form is acceptable as an adverb, at varying levels of formality.
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Oh, indeed, they're both adverbs; I've just checked in the dictionary. Thank you very much for clearing things up for me, and for the welcoming too.
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