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Old 07-Dec-2004, 23:16
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Default structure of linking verbs

Is the structure below correct for linking and non-linking verbs?

linking verb +adjective+ optional prepostional or noun phrase
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non-linking verb + adverb +optional prepostional or noun phrase

Can a linking verb have a adverb after it?
Can a non-linking verb have a adjective AFTER the adverb?

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Default Re: structure of linking verbs

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Can a linking verb have a adverb after it?
I'll answer the first one.

(1) We are in the house. (adverb)

The phrase 'in the house' is a prepositional phrase in form, and since it answers the question Where?, it functions as an adverb. Adverbs of Place occur with linking verbs.
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Default Re: structure of linking verbs

It looks like a linking verb can also have a adverb after the linking verb but before a adjective as shown below:

The flower smells very nice.

determiner+noun+linking verb+adverb+adjective

There seems to be only 1 difference in structure between the linking verb and the non-linking verb. A linking verb allows a adjective to occur after it and the non-linking verb does not.

Is "very" a degree adverb or a frequency adverb or both?
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Is "very" a degree adverb or a frequency adverb or both?
It's not a frequency adverb.
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