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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Relative adverb?
When they dressed to go out, I told her how beautiful she looked.
In this sentence, I'd like to know the function of the word 'how'.
Is it a question word or an intensifier or a relative adverb?
In this sentence, I'd like to know the function of the word 'how'.
Is it a question word or an intensifier or a relative adverb?
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Anonymous the function of the word 'how' It heads the indirect exclamative "how beautiful she looked". It's an exclamative adverb of degree. How beautiful you look!
- Anonymous the function of the word 'how' It heads the indirect exclamative "how beautiful she looked".
- It's an exclamative adverb of degree.
- How beautiful you look!
- How beautiful she looked!
- Anonymous Is it a question word or an intensifier or a relative adverb?
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Anonymousthe function of the word 'how'It heads the indirect exclamative "how beautiful she looked". It's an exclamative adverb of degree.
How beautiful you look!
How beautiful she looked!
AnonymousIs it a question word or an intensifier or a relative adverb?It's closer to a relative adverb (of
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