A Text from a recent (excellent) Dr.Who episode:
"One day you will linger in the same place too long.
You will sit too still or sleep too deep – and when, too late, you rise to go, you will notice a second shadow next to yours. Your life will then be over."
To sit "still-ly" isn't possible, I know, "still" is used as the adverb here, but what about the "deep"? Is there a difference between "sleep too deep" or "sleep too deeply"? Why isn't the adverb used here?
Best Answer
deep is used as an adverb. See deep: