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Tinanam0102 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

fine adj or adv

Hi teachers,

Sometimes I cannot understand their difference in a sentence.

For example:

The house looks fine to me. (adj)
She did fine on the test. (adv)

In first sentence, Doesn't fine modify looks? It should then be an adverb.

In second sentence, fine modifies did, so it is adverb.

Tell me what is wrong please.

Thanks
TN
  

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tinanam0102 In the first sentence, doesn't fine modify looks ? It should then be an adverb. No.

— RandomGuy

  • tinanam0102 In the first sentence, doesn't fine modify looks ?
  • It should then be an adverb.
  • No.
  • Look is a linking verb, like be , and the adjective fine is its predicative complement.
  • tinanam0102 In the second sentence, fine modifies did , so it is an adverb.
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tinanam0102In the first sentence, doesn't fine modify looks? It should then be an adverb.
No. Look is a linking verb, like be, and the adjective fine is its predicative complement.
tinanam0102In the second sentence, fine mod
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Language usage is often rooted in days gone by and it may be pointless to ponder why something is said. Would you say The house looks oldly?

CB
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Hi Cool Breeze, hi Aspara Gus,

Thanks for helping me. I think 'looks' has me confused because of its placement there.

TN
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