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Ali.h Posted 16 years ago
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“He learned his speech cold” adverb or adjective?
In the phrase below, “He learned his speech cold”, why is “cold” considered to be an adverb and not an adjective?!
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Hi, In the phrase below, “He learned his speech cold”, why is “cold” considered to be an adverb and not an adjective?! I'm not so sure it's an adverb. It seems more like an adjective to me.
- Hi, In the phrase below, “He learned his speech cold”, why is “cold” considered to be an adverb and not an adjective?!
- I'm not so sure it's an adverb.
- It seems more like an adjective to me.
- Compare 'He painted his car red' or 'He eats his meat raw'.
- Anyway, 'learn something cold' is a pretty idiomatic expression that does not really lend itself to close grammatical analysis.
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Hi,
In the phrase below, “He learned his speech cold”, why is “cold” considered to be an adverb and not an adjective?!
I'm not so sure it's an adverb. It seems more like an adjective to me.
Compare 'He painted his car red' or 'He eats his meat raw'.
Anyway, 'learn something cold' is a pretty idiomatic expression that does not really lend itself to c
In the phrase below, “He learned his speech cold”, why is “cold” considered to be an adverb and not an adjective?!
I'm not so sure it's an adverb. It seems more like an adjective to me.
Compare 'He painted his car red' or 'He eats his meat raw'.
Anyway, 'learn something cold' is a pretty idiomatic expression that does not really lend itself to c
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