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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Which Does "Happy" Modify?
They look happy.
It's seems obvious that "happy" describes "They.
But, I'm not sure which does "happy" modify.
1.look
2.They
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Which one does "happy" modify, "They" or "look"? They look happy. "look" is a linking verb.
- Which one does "happy" modify, "They" or "look"?
- They look happy.
- "look" is a linking verb.
- "happy" is the subject complement and modifies "They".
- Best wishes, Joseph
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Which one does "happy" modify, "They" or "look"?
They look happy.
"look" is a linking verb. "happy" is the subject complement and modifies "They".
Best wishes,
Joseph
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anonymousThey look happy.
It's seems obvious that "happy" describes "They.
But, I'm not sure which does "happy" modify.
1.look
2.They
We don't use the word 'modify' in these situations.
'happy' is considered a predication. It predicates something of 'they'.
It's a bit like
It looks like t
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