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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Patient/patiently

Hi.
Which is correct?
1 If you were held up in traffic would you wait patient/patiently?.
2 If you were held up in a lift would you be patient/patiently?.
Please explain why.
Thank you.
  

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1 If you were held up in traffic , would you wait patiently ? 2 If you were held up in a lift , would you be patient ?. 1: it modifies 'wait', a verb, so you need the adverb.

— Ferdis

  • 1 If you were held up in traffic , would you wait patiently ?
  • 2 If you were held up in a lift , would you be patient ?.
  • 1: it modifies 'wait', a verb, so you need the adverb.
  • ) 2: Here it describes the state of 'you', so the adjective is used.
  • )
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1 If you were held up in traffic, would you wait patiently?
2 If you were held up in a lift, would you be patient?.

1: it modifies 'wait', a verb, so you need the adverb. (How do you wait?)

2: Here it describes the state of 'you', so the adjective is used. (What are you?)
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Thank you.One more question if you still want to answer:
When she saw me ,she stopped short/shortly but short/shortly after that,she succeeded in hiding her surprise.Which is correct and why?
Thank you.
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AnonymousThank you.One more question if you still want to answer:
When she saw me ,she stopped short/shortly but short/shortly after that,she succeeded in hiding her surprise.Which is correct and why?
Thank you.

When she saw me, she stopped [short/shortly], but shortly after that, she succeeded in hiding her surprise.

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