Question
1. He stood silent.
2. He remained quiet.
3. He lay speechless.
4. He stood silently.
5. He stood quietly.
6. He was standing arrogantly.
7. He was standing silent.
(Are they all grammatical? From #1 to #3, adjectives are used. In the other sentences, adverbs are used.)
2. He remained quiet.
3. He lay speechless.
4. He stood silently.
5. He stood quietly.
6. He was standing arrogantly.
7. He was standing silent.
(Are they all grammatical? From #1 to #3, adjectives are used. In the other sentences, adverbs are used.)
Answers
Ms. Sue
Yes, they are all correct.
In the sentences with adjectives, the verb acts as a state of being verb. The adverbs follow action verbs.
In the sentences with adjectives, the verb acts as a state of being verb. The adverbs follow action verbs.