quick or quickly

quick or quickly

問：Tom ran as quick as he could to the doctor’s office when he saw that his mother fainted. (TOEFL)
出題者認為(quick) 是錯誤的, 但是我卻見到過這樣的例句:

1. He runs as quick as a deer.
2. “Give it to me quick,”said Della.

答：託福的出題者是語言純正主義學派, 他們要求使用正式語體。因此, 他們主張將quick 改為quickly 。但是, 在非正式語體中, 尤其是在美式英語中, as quick as 是頗為常見的, 因為quick 也可用作副詞:

1. I always wanted to get home quick to mother.
   我總是想趕快回家看媽媽。
2. The bus will get you there as quick as the train.
   公共汽車將像火車那樣迅速地把你送到那裡。
3. I’ll be round as quick as I can.
   我將儘快回來。
4. Just get them to finish up as quick as possible.
   讓他們儘快吃完。

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