adverb
Which of these two sentences is correct and why
Robert is completely absorbed in his new book
or
Robert is completely interested in his new bookk
asked Jul 18 '11 at 18:55
Graciela
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Graciela
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The first one is correct, because if you say "completely", you want to underline smth really importamt for you in particular sentence, so if you use the verb "interested in", that'd mean that he's not completely "in" this book. it could even mean that he hasn't got that book yet...but he wishes he had....
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answered Jul 19 '11 at 19:40
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I am stomping my foot on this one, I can't figure it out, wish I could. The adverb ‘completely’ modifies the verb ‘absorbed’ in the first sentence and ‘interested’ in the second. It’s a great question, I’m going to “up” it one in hopes of drawing attention to it—cause now, I have the same question as you. – Todd McQuage – Jul 19 '11 at 00:11
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