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Hanuman_2000 Posted 19 years ago
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tight

0Hello,02br
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001. Close your eyes tight, like this.02br
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00Is "tight" here an adjective or an adverb?0-
  

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0 I would call it an adverb. It tells 01u 00how02u 00 to close your eyes. 02br 00 An adjective would tell 01u 00what kind02u 00 of eyes.

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  • 0 I would call it an adverb.
  • It tells 01u 00how02u 00 to close your eyes.
  • 02br 00 An adjective would tell 01u 00what kind02u 00 of eyes.
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0 I would call it an adverb. It tells 01u00how02u00 to close your eyes. It's a short form of 01i00tightly02i00.02br
00 An adjective would tell 01u00what kind02u00 of eyes. You wouldn't describe someone by saying: 01i00He has tight eyes.02i00 So it's not an adjective.02br
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