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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Is the following sentence correct?

"My heels click annoyingly loud in the empty corridor."

If it is, then why? I mean, since click is an adjective, loud should be used in the adverb form "Loudly," right?
  

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Anonymous loud should be used in the adverb form "Loudly," right? Correct. However, "loudly" is one of those adverbs that we can use without "ly" on the end.

  • Anonymous loud should be used in the adverb form "Loudly," right?
  • Correct.
  • However, "loudly" is one of those adverbs that we can use without "ly" on the end.
  • Anonymous since click is an adjective No.
  • It's a verb.
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Anonymousloud should be used in the adverb form "Loudly," right?
Correct. However, "loudly" is one of those adverbs that we can use without "ly" on the end.
Anonymoussince click is an adjective
No. It's a verb.

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Anonymoussince click is an adjective,
Here, your heels produce a click.

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