flat adverb造句

• Flat adverbs were once quite common but have been largely replaced by their "-ly " counterparts.
• Near is called a " flat adverb, " with the ly clipped off and morphing into the same form as its related adjective.
• In the 18th century, grammarians believed flat adverbs to be adjectives, and insisted that adverbs need to end in "-ly ".
• According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, " It's these grammarians we have to thank for . . . the sad lack of flat adverbs today ".
• Don't let this dual use get you down; the flat adverb is one of English's little confusions, and it sure ( or surely _ pick'em ) doesn't worry usagists.
• Nonetheless, flat adverbs are still preferred for certain meanings ( and such use is often called idiomatic because of the still strong influence of the incorrect rule of the confused 18th-century grammarians ), as in " take it easy " and " sleep tight ".