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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Confusing use of adverbs like neat, deep, fast, etc,.
Keep your room neat (not neatly).
He dived deep (not deeply)
He works fast (not fastly)
I and many Korean English learners are confused with the correct use of those type of verbs.
Q1) Do you think other native English speakers do not make a mistake with that type of adverbs at times?
Q2) What others verbs in that type are there?(plus, if question sentence sounds weird, please correct)
Q3) Do you use them correctly because you have seen, heard and used those verbs often?
He dived deep (not deeply)
He works fast (not fastly)
I and many Korean English learners are confused with the correct use of those type of verbs.
Q1) Do you think other native English speakers do not make a mistake with that type of adverbs at times?
Q2) What others verbs in that type are there?(plus, if question sentence sounds weird, please correct)
Q3) Do you use them correctly because you have seen, heard and used those verbs often?
Top answer
- Yes. 'Neat' is an adjective modifying 'room'. He dived deep / deeply - Both forms of the adverb are available.
- - Yes.
- 'Neat' is an adjective modifying 'room'.
- He dived deep / deeply - Both forms of the adverb are available.
- He works fast (not fastly)- 'Fast' is both adjective and adverb; there is no 'fastly' .
- -- That is right, they do not.
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Keep your room neat (not neatly).- Yes. 'Neat' is an adjective modifying 'room'.
He dived deep / deeply - Both forms of the adverb are available.
He works fast (not fastly)- 'Fast' is both adjective and adverb; there is no 'fastly'.
Q1) Do you think other native English speakers do not make a mistake with that type of adv
He dived deep / deeply - Both forms of the adverb are available.
He works fast (not fastly)- 'Fast' is both adjective and adverb; there is no 'fastly'.
Q1) Do you think other native English speakers do not make a mistake with that type of adv
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moon7296Q2) What others verbs in that type are there?(plus, if question sentence sounds weird, please correct)The choice of the adverb or adjective isn't so much dependent upon the verb as it is upon the intended meaning. The more concrete the meaning is, the more likely an adverb without ly is. For abstract contexts, the ly suffix
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Thank you Micauber.
As you pointed out, I might have asked questions about native speakers word choices.
I had not studied English like that.
But I started to study in a different way since I started to prepare an exam to be an English teacher.
There are some parts of the exam I do not want to adjust myself to. I don't know why I ask those questions a lot. Proba
As you pointed out, I might have asked questions about native speakers word choices.
I had not studied English like that.
But I started to study in a different way since I started to prepare an exam to be an English teacher.
There are some parts of the exam I do not want to adjust myself to. I don't know why I ask those questions a lot. Proba
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Keep your room neat (not neatly).- Yes. 'Neat' is an adjective modifying 'room'.
I think I say 'Keep it(e.g,. the vase) carefully'.(not keep it careful) An adverb is used in the same structure as #1.
Q1) Can I say 'keep your room neatly'? if possible does 'neatly' modify 'keep your room'?
1. Jane was about to knock on the door but stopped short.
I think I say 'Keep it(e.g,. the vase) carefully'.(not keep it careful) An adverb is used in the same structure as #1.
Q1) Can I say 'keep your room neatly'? if possible does 'neatly' modify 'keep your room'?
1. Jane was about to knock on the door but stopped short.
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Q1) Can I say 'keep your room neatly'? if possible does 'neatly' modify 'keep your room'?-- It is odd. It means 'use neat actions to maintain your room.'
1. Jane was about to knock on the door but stopped short. Q2) Can I say '~ but stopped shortly'?-- No, shortly has a different meaning; it means 'soon'.
1. Jane was about to knock on the door but stopped short. Q2) Can I say '~ but stopped shortly'?-- No, shortly has a different meaning; it means 'soon'.
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