方式状语从句可以修饰静态性动词（如be）吗

问题描述

下面的句子对吗?

The coffee was strong, just the way I like it.

如果对的话，just the way I like it是什么成分？是方式状语吗？

如果是方式状语，那岂不是方式状语修饰一个静态动词了？

老师答疑

刘老师：

The coffee was strong, just the way I like it.

等于：The coffee was strong, which was just the way I like it.

从结构上看，strong 后是逗号，说明这句话还没完。最好理解为省略了which was 的定语从句，which 代表整个主句的内容（咖啡很浓）。这样理解，保留了句子的原样。

陈老师：

下面的句子对吗?

The coffee was strong, just the way I like it.

如果对的话，just the way I like it是什么成分？是方式状语吗？

如果是方式状语，那岂不是方式状语修饰一个静态动词了？

回答如下：

以上句子可以改写下面句子；just the way I like it 为定语从句，the way在从句作方式状语。

I like the way in which the coffee is very strong.
I like the way (that)the coffee is very strong.

王老师：

这是口语体的习惯表达，实际这是两句话，补充完整为：

The coffee was strong. That's just the way I like it.