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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Sickly pale
When she told him how much it was, he went sickly pale and gulped very hard.
The above are the excerpts from my son's reading book.
The above are the excerpts from my son's reading book.
What is the grammatical form and function of "sickly" and pale here?
Does "gulp" mean swallow quickly?
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"sickly" is an adverb modifying adjective "pale". "sickly pale" is a subject complement. Jigneshbharati Does "gulp" mean swallow quickly?
- "sickly" is an adverb modifying adjective "pale".
- "sickly pale" is a subject complement.
- Jigneshbharati Does "gulp" mean swallow quickly?
- Swallow hard, though it could be quickly too.
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"sickly" is an adverb modifying adjective "pale". "sickly pale" is a subject complement.
JigneshbharatiDoes "gulp" mean swallow quickly?
Swallow hard, though it could be quickly too.
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