Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
adverb help
Hi,
Given my limited knowledge of grammar, I always take adverbs to be in relation to some sort of action. However, sometimes I read things in books and magazines and get confused!
For example:
1) The want me convicted and not let off easy (Am I correct in thinking that "easy" should strictly be "easily"?)
2) I would say differently/differently (In a sense, this is not about the actual act of speaking differently; instead, it's about having a different opinion from someone else. How should I deal with this?)
3) I would not act different/differently if the situation arose again (I feel "differently")
4) He behaves different/differently from other people (differently?)
Thanks all...
Given my limited knowledge of grammar, I always take adverbs to be in relation to some sort of action. However, sometimes I read things in books and magazines and get confused!
For example:
1) The want me convicted and not let off easy (Am I correct in thinking that "easy" should strictly be "easily"?)
2) I would say differently/differently (In a sense, this is not about the actual act of speaking differently; instead, it's about having a different opinion from someone else. How should I deal with this?)
3) I would not act different/differently if the situation arose again (I feel "differently")
4) He behaves different/differently from other people (differently?)
Thanks all...
Top answer
Strictly speaking you should use an adverb in all the cases but some adjectives, especially short ones, are so frequently used as adverbs that even dictionaries recognize that usage. Nobody says take it easi ly . CB
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Strictly speaking you should use an adverb in all the cases but some adjectives, especially short ones, are so frequently used as adverbs that even dictionaries recognize that usage. Nobody says take it easily.
CB
CB
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