Learn English – Should I use “possible” or “possibly” in the following sentence

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Naomi slammed down her chopsticks and lifted Takeshi by his collar,
possible/possibly since she was two centimeters taller than him.

Should it be possible or possibly? Initially, I wrote possible but a native English speaker said it should be possibly.

Best Answer

Both are correct with slightly different meaning. "Possible" stresses that Naomi is able to lift by the collar because she is taller; "possibly" emphasizes that she lifted him by the collar because she is taller.

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