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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

friendlier

I saw the following sentence in my textbook:

He acts friendlier than his father.

Is this a correct sentence? I was wondering if the word friendlier is an adjective or adverb?

Could it also be right if I change that to:

He acts more friendly than his father.

Please advise.

LCChang
  

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Hi Lcchang Friendly and friendlier are adjectives. The sentence is ungrammatical. It should be He acts in a friendlier way than his father if you want to include the word friendlier .

— Cool Breeze

  • Hi Lcchang Friendly and friendlier are adjectives.
  • The sentence is ungrammatical.
  • It should be He acts in a friendlier way than his father if you want to include the word friendlier .
  • CB
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Hi Lcchang

Friendly and friendlier are adjectives. The sentence is ungrammatical. It should be He acts in a friendlier way than his father if you want to include the word friendlier.

CB
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Cool BreezeHi Lcchang

Friendly and friendlier are adjectives. The sentence is ungrammatical. It should be He acts in a friendlier way than his father if you want to include the word friendlier.

CB
What about the second one? Do you think whether it makes sense too?

LCChang
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My second thought is...if the word act is considered a linking verb, will the first sentence be right?

Please advise.

LCChang
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As I said, friendly is an adjective, which means it can never be used as an adverb. In other words, both your sentences are incorrect. Strictly speaking, you should steer clear of more friendly even as an adjective because friendly is a disyllabic adjective ending in ly, and such adjectives take er and est endings in the comparative and superlativ
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Hi LCChang

It is common to use an adjective after a linking verb. The verb 'act' can be and is used as a linking verb. In your sentence(s) the meaning is similar to "He seems friendlier" or "His actions are friendlier". Therefore, I think your sentences are fine.

By the way, you will find friendly listed not only as an adjective, but also as an adverb in Ameri
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Cool BreezeAs I said, friendly is an adjective, which means it can never be used as an adverb. In other words, both your sentences are incorrect. Strictly speaking, you should steer clear of more friendly even as an adjective because friendly is a disyllabic adjective ending in ly, and such adjectives take er and est endin
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YankeeHi LCChang

It is common to use an adjective after a linking verb. The verb 'act' can be and is used as a linking verb. In your sentence(s) the meaning is similar to "He seems friendlier" or "His actions are friendlier". Therefore, I think your sentences are fine.

By the way, you will find friendly listed not only as an adjective,
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well explained, and I understood it in a breeze Emotion: smile thank you
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