Timeline for In "I have grown very fond of Alec", why is an adjective ("fond") used instead of an adverb?
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| Sep 18, 2016 at 14:59 | history | edited | Alan Carmack |
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| Nov 7, 2015 at 16:01 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglishLL/status/663023601705201668 | ||
| Nov 5, 2015 at 13:39 | answer | added | Araucaria - Not here any more. | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 5, 2015 at 11:28 | answer | added | user3600150 | timeline score: 4 | |
| Nov 5, 2015 at 6:42 | answer | added | rogermue | timeline score: 6 | |
| Nov 5, 2015 at 6:18 | vote | accept | Tim | ||
| Nov 5, 2015 at 6:10 | answer | added | Ghaith Alrestom | timeline score: 4 | |
| Nov 5, 2015 at 6:02 | history | edited | Jasper | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 5, 2015 at 5:48 | comment | added | Ghaith Alrestom | It is correct. "Over the years we've grown very fond of each other." from Longman dictionary. Fond is an adjective. Grown = be. I have grown=been very fond of Alec. Grown here connotes gradual process | |
| Nov 5, 2015 at 5:34 | history | asked | Tim | CC BY-SA 3.0 |