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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
be adverb
An adverb after "be"
Example; Do you think city streets should be strictly for pedestrians?
The other choice was strict. The class was arguing that an adverb can't follow "be" Help!!!
Example; Do you think city streets should be strictly for pedestrians?
The other choice was strict. The class was arguing that an adverb can't follow "be" Help!!!
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" Your adverb "strictly" is not following "be", it is preceding "for pedestrians", which is the predicate adjective and rightly takes an adverb modifying it.
- " Your adverb "strictly" is not following "be", it is preceding "for pedestrians", which is the predicate adjective and rightly takes an adverb modifying it.
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They meant that you can't use an adverb as the predicate adjective, as in "Her teacher was strictly." Your adverb "strictly" is not following "be", it is preceding "for pedestrians", which is the predicate adjective and rightly takes an adverb modifying it.
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AnonymousAn adverb after "be"Example; Do you think city streets should be strictly for pedestrians?The other choice was strict. The class was arguing that an adverb can't follow "be" Help!!!Do you think city streets should be [strictly for pedestrians]?
The point is that "strictly" is not entering into construction with "be", but is part
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Kenneth Fry I posted this, and will re-post. ThanksPlease do not posts thread more than once.
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