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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.