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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Pseudo-complement

In one program, people who joined a weight-loss program with a friend lost 33 percent more weight than those who joined solo.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I'd like to know if the adjective "solo" modifies the verb "joined."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

Yes, it means alone. I joined by myself, or solo.

  • Yes, it means alone.
  • I joined by myself, or solo.
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Yes, it means alone. I joined by myself, or solo.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if the adjective "solo" modifies the verb "joined."
Adjectives don't modify verbs. "solo" is an adverb here. It's better to say that the adverb "solo" modifies the verb "joined".

It's an adverb of manner. It tells how people joined the program.

CJ

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