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Originally Posted by Buddhaheart  Further to my 17:00 hr post, I’ve to say "a little less bold" doesn’t even function as an adverb but as a group of words doing the job of an adjective (describing the subject ‘Carry’). |
Yes, it is an adjective (not an adverb) because the verb "feel" is a linking (copula) verb here (not an action verb). So it cannot be replaced by "do" since "do" is an action verb. The problem is some verbs can have a dual status (be action and link). Linking verbs like stative verbs are not used in the continuous tense. Even verb "to be" which is the most prominent linking verb ever can be used in the continuous aspect:
He is being nasty to me.
Interestingly "nasty" as an adjective doesn't change to an adverb since verb "to be" cannot be changed to an action verb.