20-Nov-2003, 17:24
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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork
Take the sentence "She is upstairs." Here, I will disagree with my colleague, Cas. Many will say that a linking verb cannot take an adverb. This is generally true, but forms of the verb "to be" are not always linking verbs. This verb can also be an intransitive stative verb, when it takes on the meaning "to exist". In my opinion, "upstairs" is an adverb, modifying the verb "is". It simply answers the question "where?" as do many adverbs. She exists upstairs.
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1. intransitive ( linking) verb: S V+Adv
She is upstairs = She situates herself upstairs. adverb
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