Something quick
A regular convenience shop fulfils the so-called ‘SOS’ function, meaning people go when they run out of something. Zabka has a different function: it serves customers who are hungry or thirsty and want to grab something quick.
Is "quick" an adjective and complement of "something" in the passage above?
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anonymous Is "quick" an adjective and complement of "something" in the passage above? I suppose you could analyze it that way (except that 'quick' isn't a complement but a modifier), but it wasn't my first impression when I read it. I would have said that 'quick' was a flat adverb adjunct for 'grab (something)'.
- anonymous Is "quick" an adjective and complement of "something" in the passage above?
- I suppose you could analyze it that way (except that 'quick' isn't a complement but a modifier), but it wasn't my first impression when I read it.
- I would have said that 'quick' was a flat adverb adjunct for 'grab (something)'.
- ) CJ
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anonymousIs "quick" an adjective and complement of "something" in the passage above?
I suppose you could analyze it that way (except that 'quick' isn't a complement but a modifier), but it wasn't my first impression when I read it. I would have said that 'quick' was a flat adverb adjunct for 'grab (something)'. (A flat adverb is an adverb for which the 'l
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