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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
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It was sweltering hot
Given the example:
It was sweltering hot, especially in the large classroom where they did their written papers.
There are two consecutive adjectives after ‘It was.’ So I think it indicates that because of ‘hot’ ‘sweltering’ came. Is this right?
It was sweltering hot, especially in the large classroom where they did their written papers.
There are two consecutive adjectives after ‘It was.’ So I think it indicates that because of ‘hot’ ‘sweltering’ came. Is this right?
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I would just call 'sweltering' an adverb, a colorful alternative to 'very'.
- I would just call 'sweltering' an adverb, a colorful alternative to 'very'.
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I would just call 'sweltering' an adverb, a colorful alternative to 'very'.
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