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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
adverb
Why do you say: My money is safely in the bank.?
And not: my money is safe in the bank.
And not: my money is safe in the bank.
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Anonymous Why do you say: My money is safely in the bank.? I don't say that. Anonymous And not: M y money is safe in the bank.
- Anonymous Why do you say: My money is safely in the bank.?
- I don't say that.
- Anonymous And not: M y money is safe in the bank.
- I say this one.
- You can say either one.
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AnonymousWhy do you say: My money is safely in the bank.?I don't say that.
AnonymousAnd not: My money is safe in the bank.I say this one.
You can say either one.
CJ
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CJ, thanks, I know that. But the meaning is different. But why use the adverb "safely" in the first example? Which verb or adjective does it modify?
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AnonymousWhich verb or adjective does it modify?You may get different opinions on this.
I would say that it modifies the prepositional phrase "in the bank".
In what manner is it in the bank? In a safe manner. Safely.
CJ
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Personal opinion:
It is safely in the bank. - I (or somebody else got it to the bank with no problems.
It is safe in the bank. - It is secure (because it is) in the bank.
It is safely in the bank. - I (or somebody else got it to the bank with no problems.
It is safe in the bank. - It is secure (because it is) in the bank.
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