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Danny154 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Adjective after the noun
Usually, obviously, the adjective comes before the noun its describing, like: "A large, square table."
Is it ok, though, to say sometimes: :"A table large and square" ?
Thank you.
Is it ok, though, to say sometimes: :"A table large and square" ?
Thank you.
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) , but you are unlikely to see many adjectives following the noun in normal English.
- ) , but you are unlikely to see many adjectives following the noun in normal English.
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You might see it in poetry, (She sat with shoulders bare / At the table round and square) or you might see the adjectives parenthetically between commas (A table, large and square, stood in ...), but you are unlikely to see many adjectives following the noun in normal English.
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Danny154Is it ok, though, to say sometimes: :"A table large and square" ?Yes, sometimes it is. (I'd use a comma after "table.")
It tends to be poetic. We wouldn't use this order in casual conversation.
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