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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

adverb

I will live a bachelor.
In the sentence, is the phrase "a bachelor" an adverb of manner or purpose? Thanks a lot.
  

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In the sentence, is the phrase "a bachelor" an adverb of manner or purpose? Thanks a lot. It is an adverb of manner.

— Ye Thu

  • In the sentence, is the phrase "a bachelor" an adverb of manner or purpose?
  • Thanks a lot.
  • It is an adverb of manner.
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Thein Lwin 7291 I will live a bachelor.In the sentence, is the phrase "a bachelor" an adverb of manner or purpose? Thanks a lot.
It is an adverb of manner.
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Thein Lwin 7291 I will live a bachelor.In the sentence, is the phrase "a bachelor" an adverb of manner or purpose? Thanks a lot.
Your sentence would be simpler as : I will live as a bachelor.
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Neither. It's a complement, obligatory for this sense of "live", which means you intend to lead your life as a single (unmarried) person would.

Adjuncts (adverbials) are optional, but you couldn't say "I will live", since the verb would then have a different sense.

BillJ
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I don't think so.In fact, it is an adverbial complement.I get it now.
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Ye Thu Thein Lwin 7291 I will live a bachelor.In the sentence, is the phrase "a bachelor" an adverb of manner or purpose? Thanks a lot.Your sentence would be simpler as : I will live as a bachelor.
Ye Thu, your sentence is wordy.
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