Can I describe something as irrational
ie: Drinking made him quite irrational.
or is it more correct to say 'drinking made him behave irrational'?
2007-03-15 00:25:44 · 3 answers · asked by Natalie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Irrational is a state of mind so drinking would have made him quite irrational. He may have behaved irrationally or erratically (adverbs referring to behavior).
2007-03-15 00:31:40 · answer #1 · answered by Phartzalot 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drinking made him irrational
Drinking made him behave irrationally
Drinking made his behaviour irrational
His urge to drink so much is irrational
I have an irrational urge to keep supplying example after example of uses of the word irrational......
2007-03-15 07:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he is quite irrational. OK
Drinking made him quite irrational. OK
you say "drinking made him behave irrationaLLY", because it's an adverb.
2007-03-15 09:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋