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Co so tin hoc Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Adjective + noun

Please help me.
This question below seems to be silly. Today, I encounter two noun phrases and I wonder that one of them is right:
1. a huge important data resource
2. a hugely important data resource
I think the second case is correct. Can you explain it to me? Thanks in advance.
  

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1. " 2. "

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8 Answers
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1. The resource is both huge and important—"huge" modifies "(important) data resource."
2. The resource is of great importance, but it's not necessarily "huge"—"hugely" modifies the adjective "important."
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co so tin hoc1. a huge important data resource
Often written with a comma: a huge, important data resource ~ a data resource that is huge and important
co so tin hoc2. a hugely important data resource
~ a data resource that is very, very important ~ a data resource that is not just important, but hugely (extremely) importan
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Thanks so much. Both of them are correct about their grammar, they have a little difference about meaning. Is it right?
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Thank all. I have understood it. Thanks so much
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co so tin hocThanks so much. Both of them are correct about their grammar, they have a little difference about meaning. Is it right?
#2 doesn't tell us anything about the size of the resource.
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No. A hugely important resource could be small.

(ozzourti beat me to it.)
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co so tin hocBoth of them are correct about their grammar, they have a little difference about meaning. Is it right?
Usually written as:

Both of them are grammatically correct, but they are a little different in meaning.
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Right.
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