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Usenet Posted 18 years ago
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Motionless or motionlessly

There is one sentence I am not sure if the suggested answer is correct:
The hunter stood staring at the body of the lion lying on the ground. (motionless > motionlessly)
I thought it should be "motionlessly", because the adverb will modify the verb lying. But the given answer is "motionless". Could you help me on this?
Wen-Feng Hsiao
  

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[nq:1]There is one sentence I am not sure if the suggested answer is correct: The hunter stood staring at the ... adverb will modify the verb lying. But the given answer is "motionless".

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  • [nq:1]There is one sentence I am not sure if the suggested answer is correct: The hunter stood staring at the ...
  • adverb will modify the verb lying.
  • But the given answer is "motionless".
  • Could you help me on this?
  • Wen-Feng Hsiao[/nq] Motionless.
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[nq:1]There is one sentence I am not sure if the suggested answer is correct: The hunter stood staring at the ... adverb will modify the verb lying. But the given answer is "motionless". Could you help me on this? Wen-Feng Hsiao[/nq]
Motionless. The body is motionless. Thus the use of an adjective.

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