Thread: well-paying vs. good-paying
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Old 19-Jul-2007, 00:00
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Default Re: well-paying vs. good-paying
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Originally Posted by Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim
No, I am sorry but good doesn't modify "I". It links the adjective with the subject. "Be" is a link(ing) verb (copula) that's why it takes an adjective.

I can’t agree more! I guess I used the term ‘modify’ loosely. But the adjective ‘Good’ does describe or identify the subject. In your word, "It links the adjective with the subject."
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