Tuesday, 18 March 2025

'Surprised' As Epithet/Head Of Nominal Group Serving As Attribute


Cf I'm not very surprised

Halliday & Matthiessen (2014: 275):

Submodifiers like so, very, too go with nominal groups but not with verbal groups: we can say I was very afraid of it but not I very feared it; you’re not too keen on it but not you don’t too want it.

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