strong or strongly?

KAP · Apr 14, 2006

The air held energy. Barry Jenson had felt it all day, sometimes strongly enough to raise the hairs on his arms.

Should that be "strong"?

The air held energy. Barry Jenson had felt it all day, sometimes strong enough to raise the hairs on his arms.

Sounds better to me as strong, but it seems like strong needs the ly to be an adverb.

reph · Apr 14, 2006

"Strongly" if you mean he had FELT it strongly enough to raise hairs. "Strong" if you mean it WAS strong enough.

maestrowork · Apr 14, 2006

Sounds like it should be "strong" since you're describing the air, and not how he felt.

KAP · Apr 14, 2006

Ahhh. No wonder I kept wanting to change it to: He'd felt it all day. Sometimes it was stong enough to raise the hairs on his arms. Thanks, Reph.

KAP · Apr 14, 2006

Thanks, Maestrowork. Might work either way as written, I guess. I originally meant it to modify the energy, but I got turned around thinking it had to modify his feeling the energy.

Those important first lines of a novel, and I'm obsessing. Hate it when that happens. Time for a rest.

strong or strongly?

KAP

Hangin' with the gargies

reph

Fig of authority

maestrowork

Fear the Death Ray

KAP

Hangin' with the gargies

KAP

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