So, saying that the forms are deep in my memory or that they are etched deep in my memory is not significantly different, and deep is adjectival in both. 

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On Mar 27, 2016, at 6:38 PM, Stahlke, Herbert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

An off the top of the head possibility is that “is burned” is functioning as a linking verb, thus licensing the adjective.

 

Herb

 

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The following sentence bothers me:

As a result, most of what native speakers “know” about their language is burned deep into the circuitry of their brains.

What I cannot seem to come to grips with is the word "deep."  It is, to me, obviously an adverb, so it should be "deeply."  However, when I make that substitution, my internal grammar checker informs me that that's wrong.  What's going on here?

Thanks!

John

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