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Originally Posted by notmyname216 Thanks for the example.
I assume that inserting the word "fast", an adverb, does not change "asleep" to an adjective: I can fall fast asleep. Also, isn't "asleep" a adjective in this sentence: I fell asleep. |
You're welcome.
"asleep" functions as an adverb in both examples.
It modifies the verb "feel" by describing
how you fell, how your state of consciousness descended.
Adverbs answers the questions, Who?, Where?, When?, How?, and Why.
Adverb
I fell asleep
Test:
How did I fall? => Answer:
asleep
I fell fast asleep
Test:
How did I fall? => Answer:
fast asleep Adjective
I am asleep.
Test:
What are you? => Answer:
asleep
I fell asleep.
Test: *What are you fell? => Answer: asleep (* means, ungrammatical)