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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
merely
His compliments had seemed to him to be merely the charming exaggerations of friendship.
Why the word 'mere' is not adjective?
Why the word 'mere' is not adjective?
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Merely means only, simply. You don't have to leave. I merely asked what time it was.
- Merely means only, simply.
- You don't have to leave.
- I merely asked what time it was.
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Merely means only, simply.
You don't have to leave. I merely asked what time it was.
You don't have to leave. I merely asked what time it was.
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Thank you myprofe,
Why I cannot use the adjective 'mere' in the above sentence?
Why I cannot use the adjective 'mere' in the above sentence?
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His compliments had seemed to him to be mere the charming exaggerations of friendship.
Thank you Profe,
Why cannot I use the adjective 'mere' in the above sentence?
Can I say:
John is to be successful.
once again thank you
Thank you Profe,
Why cannot I use the adjective 'mere' in the above sentence?
Can I say:
John is to be successful.
once again thank you
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I am appreciative any body can answer my questions. Your help is important to me.
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Merely is a adverb. He is merely a man.
Mere is an adjective. He is a mere man.
In your sentence merely goes with 'to be' so you need the adverb.
Mere is an adjective. He is a mere man.
In your sentence merely goes with 'to be' so you need the adverb.
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Thank you nona,
Can I say:
John is to be successful.
John is to be successfully.
Which is correct? and why?
Can I say:
John is to be successful.
John is to be successfully.
Which is correct? and why?
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Thank you nona,
Can I say:
John is to be successful.
John is to be successfully.
Which is correct? and why?
Can I say:
John is to be successful.
John is to be successfully.
Which is correct? and why?
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Only the first is correct.
John is successful (adjective meaning 'gaining or having gained success')
John is to be successfully is not a complete sentence. Successfully is an adverb so it needs a verb to modify. John is to be successfully operated on. John is to be successfully beaten. However, you c
John is successful (adjective meaning 'gaining or having gained success')
John is to be successfully is not a complete sentence. Successfully is an adverb so it needs a verb to modify. John is to be successfully operated on. John is to be successfully beaten. However, you c
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Thank you nona,
John is to be successfully.
Why is 'successfully' not modified 'to be'?
But in the very first posted sentence, 'merely' modified 'to be'.
John is to be successfully.
Why is 'successfully' not modified 'to be'?
But in the very first posted sentence, 'merely' modified 'to be'.
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IMO, the answer is in the semantics of the verbal idiom: to be to.
John is to be successfully.
The sentence is meaningless.
John is to be successfully.
The sentence is meaningless.
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