Re: English question

> Date:         Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:05:00 -0000
> From: Fabian <fabian@...>
>
> > In my English lessons the following question occured:
> >
> > "He voted Liberal." - Is the 'Liberal' an adjective or an adverb?
> > I would say it is an adverb since it is part of the verb but on the
> other
> > hand it describes the party.
>
> UK: It is a noun. It is short for "the Liberal Party".
>
> US: It is an adjective. He voted for the candidate who had liberal
> policies.
>
> In this example, I'd go for the UK usage, as 'Liberal' was capitalised.
And in Danish, it would be an adverb: Han stemte liberalt.

Anyway, to vote in English usually takes a prepositional phrase: He
voted for the Liberals --- but it does take a direct object in some
cases: He voted the party line. (I think that example works in both
British and US English). And that's how I read the example given.

Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)

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