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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
adjective position
1. Jerry toweled his damp hair and thought about how enjoyable his run had been that morning.
2. Jerry toweled his damp hair and thought about how his run had been enjoyable that morning.
3. Had his run been enjoyable that morning? (000000000)
4. Had enjoyable his run been that morning? (xxxxxxxxxx)
Q) Does number #2 sound okay considering the different position of "enjoyable" from #1?
Q2) If so, what's the difference in meaning or nuance?
2. Jerry toweled his damp hair and thought about how his run had been enjoyable that morning.
3. Had his run been enjoyable that morning? (000000000)
4. Had enjoyable his run been that morning? (xxxxxxxxxx)
Q) Does number #2 sound okay considering the different position of "enjoyable" from #1?
Q2) If so, what's the difference in meaning or nuance?
Top answer
How + adjective (or adverb) is a common expression for exclamations: How smart your baby is! = Your baby is very smart! How delicious your cookies are!
- How + adjective (or adverb) is a common expression for exclamations: How smart your baby is!
- = Your baby is very smart!
- How delicious your cookies are!
- = Your cookies are very delicious!
- How beautifully your daughter played at the recital!
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How + adjective (or adverb) is a common expression for exclamations:
How smart your baby is! = Your baby is very smart!
How delicious your cookies are! = Your cookies are very delicious!
How beautifully your daughter played at the recital!
That is the same pattern in your sentence. It gives positive emphasis on the enjoyment of the morning.
How smart your baby is! = Your baby is very smart!
How delicious your cookies are! = Your cookies are very delicious!
How beautifully your daughter played at the recital!
That is the same pattern in your sentence. It gives positive emphasis on the enjoyment of the morning.
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I don't know what you mean by your bracketed noughts and crosses.
#1 and #2 are both correct English. #1 suggests that the run had been very enjoyable. #2 may suggest that his run was not normally enjoyable.
#1 and #2 are both correct English. #1 suggests that the run had been very enjoyable. #2 may suggest that his run was not normally enjoyable.
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moon7296Does number #2 sound okayYes, but the meaning is different.
1. ... thought about the degree to which his run had been enjoyable ...
This is all about adverbs of degree that might modify "enjoyable".
Was it a little enjoyable? Was it not very enjoyable? Was is very greatly enjoyable?
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