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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Stative verbs and adverbs of manner

In some places on the internet they say that stative verbs like to feel to have to desire to look, to name only a few, cannot be modified by adverbs of manner that are normally formed by adding -ly to an adjective.


Is this true?

  

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I think such a blanket rule is ill-advised. Many "stative" verbs can also be used dynamically. I deeply desire her.

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  • I think such a blanket rule is ill-advised.
  • Many "stative" verbs can also be used dynamically.
  • I deeply desire her.
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I think such a blanket rule is ill-advised. Many "stative" verbs can also be used dynamically.

I deeply desire her.

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anonymous

In some places on the internet they say that stative verbs like to feel to have to desire to look, to name only a few, cannot be modified by adverbs of manner that are normally formed by adding -ly to an adjective.

Is this true?

It's true only in a very approximate way. Don't expect that you'll never find exceptions to this "ru

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