I wonder whether 'Able to' can be used as adverbial, for example,
Able to be here, i'm happy.
Any English-speaker can tell me?
Able to be here, i'm happy.
Any English-speaker can tell me?
the usage of 'be able to'
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Able to be here, i'm happy. |
That is an acceptable usage, though you've reversed the sentence.
It would be more natural as:
"I'm happy that I'm able to be here."
or
"I'm happy because I'm able to be here."
Thanks a lot. I wrote such a sentence in my article and my English teacher said it was Chinglish(Chinese English). I will avoid writing it since it's not used very often.
By the way, is it natural that other adjectives are used as adverbial?
By the way, is it natural that other adjectives are used as adverbial?
As far I know, it isn't. Except for poems: "Pleased is my heart, whenever your smile shines towards me."
It does not sound good.
Maybe
"Being able to be here, I'm happy" is more correct.
Maybe
"Being able to be here, I'm happy" is more correct.
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