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PhilBaer commented on the word copulative verb
An example of a copulative verb is "go" in Dylan Thomas' poem: "Do not go gentle into that good night." By acting as a copulative verb, "go" allows the use of the adjective "gentle" rather than the adverb "gently."
October 3, 2010