Don’t gerunds function as nouns (Subjects, Direct Objects, Objects of Prepositions, etc)?  If so, I don’t see how they could function adverbially.

 

I think a participial adjective, functioning adverbally is the way to go. “Blazing” answers HOW hot.

 

Richard

 

 

 

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In the sentence "The sun is usually blazing hot," how would you analyze "blazing"? 

 

Some grammarians, I think, call it a gerund used as an adverb. Gww

 


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