SKILL 47: USE ADJECTIVES AFTER LINKING VERBS
Generally, an adverb rather than an adjective will come directly after a verb because the adverb is describing the verb.
In this example, the verb “spoke” is followed by the adverb “nicely”. This adverb describes the verb spoke.
However, you must be very careful if the verb is a linking verb. A linking verb is followed by an adjective rather than an adverb.
In this example, the linking verb “looks” is followed by the adjective “nice”. This adjective describes the subject “she”.
You should be sure to use an adjective rather than an adverb after a linking verb. Be careful, however, because the adjective that goes with the linking verb does not always directly follow the linking verb.
In this example, the adjective “nice”, which describes the subject “he”, is itself described by the adverb “unusually”. From this example, you should notice that it is possible to have.