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Difficulty: HardAdjective and Adverb Usage

In the sentence 'Although the newly tuned organ sounded strangely in the cavernous cathedral, the music director refused to halt the recital,' the underlined modifier is used correctly.

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The statement is false because 'sounded' is a linking verb and requires the predicate adjective 'strange' instead of the adverb 'strangely'.
The statement is false because the verb 'sounded' functions as a linking verb in this sentence, describing a quality of the subject 'organ'. Linking verbs must be followed by predicate adjectives (such as 'strange') rather than adverbs (such as 'strangely').

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1
Identify the underlined modifier and the word it modifies.
The underlined adverb 'strangely' modifies the verb 'sounded'.
To determine if a modifier is used correctly, we must identify its part of speech and what it is modifying.
2
Analyze the function of the verb 'sounded' in this context.
The verb 'sounded' functions as a linking verb connecting the subject 'organ' to a descriptive quality.
Linking verbs (like seem, look, smell, sound) connect the subject to a subject complement that describes it, rather than representing an action.
3
Determine the correct grammatical form for a subject complement following a linking verb.
A subject complement following a linking verb must be an adjective ('strange') rather than an adverb ('strangely').
Adverbs modify actions, whereas adjectives describe nouns or pronouns. Since 'sounded' links the description to the noun 'organ', the adjective 'strange' is required.

Key Concept

Adjective vs. Adverb Usage with Linking Verbs
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Adjective and Adverb Usage

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