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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Stay + this way
Could you tell me what the constituent of 'this way' is in the following sentence? Is it an adjective or an adverb?
Stay this way for ten seconds without bending your knees.
Stay this way for ten seconds without bending your knees.
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lucas21c Is it an adjective or an adverb? What noun could it modify? It must be an adverb: clearly, it shows how one must stay.
- lucas21c Is it an adjective or an adverb?
- What noun could it modify?
- It must be an adverb: clearly, it shows how one must stay.
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lucas21c Is it an adjective or an adverb?What noun could it modify? It must be an adverb: clearly, it shows how one must stay.
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If "this way" is noun, that means 'this way' is a complement such as 'an obstacle' in the sentence, "The issue remains an obstacle in the path of a peace agreement.," 'the same' in "Nothing stays the same in this world as time goes by," and 'a college student' in "He became a college student last year." Could you tell me whether 'this way' can be interpreted as a complement?
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I can't see how it could be read that way, but perhaps another member will.
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