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Originally Posted by arjaybe
I thought adverbs modified verbs as adjectives do nouns, but there are so many qualifications that I tend to doubt myself, especially since Stephen King is supposed to have said, "The author's road to hell is paved with adverbs."
@sjfan If your example, “There is a shortage internationally of protein for animal feeds” is changed to "There is an international shortage ..." is "international" an adverb?
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Adjective. It's subtle, but the latter is “what kind of shortage is it” whereas the former is “how does that shortage affect things”.
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@all With my phrase, "Sage didn't have time to feel bad about killing the big flier," isn't "bad" an adverb?
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No. If Sage was a clinical psychopath, or lacked affect, or was dispassionate, then he might “feel badly” (as in, not be good at feeling things). That would be adverbial. But when he feels happy, bad, sad, or glad, that's an adjective.