Re: A verb that requires an adverb?

2008/9/30 Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>:
> [...], I needed a verb for the English "to treat", but only in the sense of
> describing one's behavior toward the object of the verb. Thus the verb would
> be used as in "He treated the dynamite carefully." but not in sentences like
> "The doctor treated the patient." or "I treated James to a hot fudge sundae."
Maybe you aren't dealing with different senses of the verb, but a
leaching of the sense as the adverb becomes the focus of sentence.
Consider that 'he handled the dynamite' is quite different from 'he
treated the dynamite', while 'he handled the dynamite carefully' is
nearly the same as 'he treated the dynamite carefully'.

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Lars