coward functioning as noun or cowardly adverb.

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Her dad saw the young kid kissing her younger daughter. And The young kid went as fast as he could. Her father said, " That would be coward/cowardly ".

Questions

Are the above setences correct ? If the sentence( can you use " that " as subject in the setence ?) in the quotation is correct, what is difference between " coward " and " cowardly" in the sentence ?

Does " that " need to captialize ?

Is the period inside or outside the quotation ?

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Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Her dad saw the young kid kissing her younger daughter. And The young kid went as fast as he could. Her father said, " That would be coward/cowardly

How many people do we have here, three or four? And what are their relationships? Perhaps I could simplify the sentences a bit first:

Her dad saw the young kid kissing her, and the kid ran away as fast as he could. Her father said, 'That is cowardly'.

Questions:

1-- the sentences have been corrected above
2-- Yes, that can be a pronoun subject.
3-- Coward, the noun, is incorrect without an article, determiner or possessive; 'That is a/your coward' would be OK. Cowardly, the adjective, is required as the subject complement here.
4-- Yes, capitalize the first word of the sentence within quotes.
5-- The period, which serves to close the entire sentence, is outside the quotes (but BrE practice may be different).

Marius Hancu · Answer

coward doesn't function as an adverb, thus can't be used here as you wanted.
but e.g.
strong=strongly could.

coward functioning as noun or cowardly adverb.

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