Hello,
I'm a non-native speaker of English and planning to give GRE this year. And, I always make mistakes while using adjectives. I came across this question from 800score.com
The strawberry shortcake tastes deliciously.
Why is the above sentence wrong.
http://www.800score.com/content/guidec4view1d.html
Please review this questions and provide a detailed explanation for the same.
I need to review adjectives
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Re: I need to review adjectives
When intransitive (as here), the verb 'taste' functions as a copular verb, which is complemented, In English, by an adjective, not an adverb.
Hence 'delicious', not 'deliciously'.
Hence 'delicious', not 'deliciously'.