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Default Re: adjective or adverb

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Originally Posted by notmyname216
Given the following sentence:

The baby was fast asleep.

Is "fast" a adverb and "asleep" a adverb?

Also given this sentence:

The baby went fast asleep.

Is "fast" a adjective and "asleep" a adverb?
In that context, fast is synonymous with the adverbs soundly and completely, so it's an adverb. asleep describes the state of the the baby. It's a predicate adjective.
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