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Originally Posted by engee30  |
Re Leaves are everywhere vs. He was late, can you explain why "everywhere" is an adverb (therefore or because "are" is non-linking) but "late" is not an adverb (therefore or because "was" is a linking verb)?
It looks to me that "everywhere" describes "leaves" no differently from how "late" describes "he".
Generally, I'm not convinced or satisfied by explanations or justification based on fitting into a particular definition; rather, the semantics (meaning) deriving from the word's usage should determine what part of speech that word is functioning as.