How as a relative 'adverb'
ex. He didn't like the way she looked. They didn't care about how he felt.
In the case above, 'how(the way)' doesn't seem to function as an adverb for its following clause each.
Since 'looked, felt' call for adjectival complement, 'what' seems to be more suitable instead of 'how'.
Would you let me know why 'how(the way)' is just fine with the sentences above?
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g. “You can do it how(ever) you like" (meaning “anyway you choose”). He didn't like the way (that) she looked.
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- “You can do it how(ever) you like" (meaning “anyway you choose”).
- He didn't like the way (that) she looked.
- This is a straightforward relative construction where the noun “way” is antecedent and “(that) she looked” a relative clause.
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“How” is not a relative word except marginally in the "fused" construction when it occurs only in the free choice construction, e.g. “You can do it how(ever) you like" (meaning “anyway you choose”).
He didn't like the way (that) she looked.
This is a straightforward relative construction where the noun “way” is antecedent and “(that) she looked” a relative clau
0cho7712They didn't care about how he felt.
How is a conjunction. See entry #13.
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cho7712 He didn't like the way she looked.
"The way" is a noun. It is followed by a relative clause.
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