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Old 19-Oct-2005, 06:51
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Default Re: linking verbs + adverbials

Dear teachers,

In the following sentences:

1) I am well. (well = adverbial of manner / be = intensive)
2) I am fine. (fine = adjective = subj compl / be = intensive)
3) The meeting is at 2pm. (at 2pm = adverbial of time even though we can consider "2pm" an Op / be = intensive)
4) The meeting is tomorrow. (tomorrow = adverbial of time / be = intensive)

So should we say that all intensive verbs can never (?) be followed by an adverbial without a subject complement except the verb "to be" which can take any of them?

Kind regards,
Hela

PS: How do you analyze this:

[1] I bought this car cheap.
[2] I bought this car cheaply.

Are they both adverbials?

Last edited by hela; 19-Oct-2005 at 07:17.
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