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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

She sat motionless,waiting for their decision.

She sat motionless,waiting for their decision.

Is it grammatical to use the adjective word of motionless here?Shouldn't it be motionlessly grammatically?
  

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The adjective is fine and common here. It describes her, not her sitting.

— Mister Micawber

  • The adjective is fine and common here.
  • It describes her, not her sitting.
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The adjective is fine and common here. It describes her, not her sitting.
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Mister MicawberThe adjective is fine and common here. It describes her, not her sitting.
So motionlessly cannot be used here,right?Could you tell me the grammatical function of motionless in the sentence?
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You can use 'motionlessly' if you wish; then it would modify 'sit'. 'Motionless' is a predicate adjective; 'motionlessly' is an adverb.
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Mister MicawberYou can use 'motionlessly' if you wish; then it would modify 'sit'. 'Motionless' is a predicate adjective; 'motionlessly' is an adverb.
Do you mean that motionless is functioning as predicative in the sentence?If so,'sit' must be a link verb here,right?
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Sort of, yes. She sat, and she was motionless as she did it.
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Thank you for your patience and kindness to answer my question.

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Hi,
With regard to your question, I suppose the following thread may be of help to you:



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