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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Stay the same
In the following sentence, is 'the same' an object or complement?
Things do not stay the same.
Can I say "Things do not stay the same way" instead of "Things do not stay the same"?
Things do not stay the same.
Can I say "Things do not stay the same way" instead of "Things do not stay the same"?
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It could be debatable, but "the same" seems more adverbial to me. lucas21c Can I say "Things do not stay the same way" instead of "Things do not stay the same"? I would say it is acceptable in everyday English, but somewhat inferior in careful formal English.
- It could be debatable, but "the same" seems more adverbial to me.
- lucas21c Can I say "Things do not stay the same way" instead of "Things do not stay the same"?
- I would say it is acceptable in everyday English, but somewhat inferior in careful formal English.
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It could be debatable, but "the same" seems more adverbial to me.
lucas21cCan I say "Things do not stay the same way" instead of "Things do not stay the same"?I would say it is acceptable in everyday English, but somewhat inferior in careful formal English.
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