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Re: English question

From:Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...>
Date:Wednesday, November 28, 2001, 19:18
> 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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