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Monsi Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"made a serious mistake" vs "made a mistake seriously"
Hello everyong..
"he made a serious mistake" vs "he made a mistake seriouly"
are they both same meaning?
In my understanding from the first one, he made SOMETHING which is SERIOUS while the second sentence he made mistake in a MANNER of Serious..
Am i right?
please let me know their difference.. thank you
"he made a serious mistake" vs "he made a mistake seriouly"
are they both same meaning?
In my understanding from the first one, he made SOMETHING which is SERIOUS while the second sentence he made mistake in a MANNER of Serious..
Am i right?
please let me know their difference.. thank you
Top answer
He made a serious mistake. (X) He made a mistake seriously. The second one has virtually no practical use and its meaning is obscure.
- He made a serious mistake.
- (X) He made a mistake seriously.
- The second one has virtually no practical use and its meaning is obscure.
- The first one is what is in use and has both of the meanings that you have tried to articulate.
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He made a serious mistake.
(X) He made a mistake seriously.
The second one has virtually no practical use and its meaning is obscure. The first one is what is in use and has both of the meanings that you have tried to articulate.
(X) He made a mistake seriously.
The second one has virtually no practical use and its meaning is obscure. The first one is what is in use and has both of the meanings that you have tried to articulate.
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thank you.. i just constructed the second sentence with the use of the adverb's rule.
adverb describes how the action is being done? doesn't it.. but i found out now that my constraction of the sentence was wrong..
adverb describes how the action is being done? doesn't it.. but i found out now that my constraction of the sentence was wrong..
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