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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Adjective in a post-noun position
Hi. Although rare the cases might be, would you say an adjective can be placed after a noun? Then again, I sometimes get confused as to whether something like the ones below are adjectives or adverbs. Can you help me?
1.He moved to a place north.
2.He moved to a place north of where he used to live.
3.He went down the steps below to give the message to his sister.
4.Please go down one step below and then go up two steps up.
5.Please find a place near here.
1.He moved to a place north.
2.He moved to a place north of where he used to live.
3.He went down the steps below to give the message to his sister.
4.Please go down one step below and then go up two steps up.
5.Please find a place near here.
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They are all adverbs of place. I guess it's possible to use an adjective in a post noun position. An example would be They dived in the waters so deep/They dived in the waters deep enough...
- They are all adverbs of place.
- I guess it's possible to use an adjective in a post noun position.
- An example would be They dived in the waters so deep/They dived in the waters deep enough...
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They are all adverbs of place. I guess it's possible to use an adjective in a post noun position. An example would be
They dived in the waters so deep/They dived in the waters deep enough...
They dived in the waters so deep/They dived in the waters deep enough...
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Anonymouswould you say an adjective can be placed after a noun?I am not a linguist, that being out of the way, I'd interpret it this way.
North - is quite abstract as written in the sentence. For #1, it's understood to mean "north of here" which is a noun phrase. But the answer to your question is, yes. An adjective can be placed after a noun
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