Which of these are acceptable?
He was dressed casual but presentable.
He was dressed casual but presentably.
He was dressed casually but presentable.
He was dressed casually but presentably.
Which of these are acceptable?
Top answer
Number one treats "dress" as copulative, taking adjectives. I would use this one. Number four treats "dress" as non-copulative, taking adverbs.
- Number one treats "dress" as copulative, taking adjectives.
- I would use this one.
- Number four treats "dress" as non-copulative, taking adverbs.
- This is at best hypercorrection and at worst wrong in meaning.
- He did not have his clothes put on him in a casual manner.
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Number one treats "dress" as copulative, taking adjectives. I would use this one.
Number four treats "dress" as non-copulative, taking adverbs. This is at best hypercorrection and at worst wrong in meaning. He did not have his clothes put on him in a casual manner. That said, I think most people would think this one was right.
The other two are right out because they mix the two fo
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