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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Are dead and alive being used as adjectives?

1b00Check the following sentences:02b02br
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01b00102b00: 01font00You wanted me 01b01i00dead02i02b00.02font02br
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01b00202b00: 01font00You want me 01b01i00alive02i02b00.02font02br
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01font00Are 01i00dead02i00 and 01i00alive02i00 being used as adjectives?02font0-
  

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0 I'd say yes, they're predicate complement of the object, in this case, 01b 00me02b 00. 0-

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  • 0 I'd say yes, they're predicate complement of the object, in this case, 01b 00me02b 00.
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0 I'd say yes, they're predicate complement of the object, in this case, 01b00me02b00. 0-
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0 I'd say yes, they're predicate complements of the object, in this case, 01b00me02b00. 0-
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0But you can't always use "alive". I don't know how to explain it technically, but here are two examples.02br
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001. I am alive.02br
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002. This is a live animal. (note: not "This is an alive animal.")02br
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00Sorry if you're a native speaker and know this already.0-
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