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Navitasan Posted 17 years ago
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Adjectives/first

Are these sentences correct:

1-He wrote his first experimental novel in 1963.
2-He wrote his first, experimental novel in 1963.
3-He wrote his first, experimental, novel in 1963.

4-He wrote his first, his experimental novel in 1963.
5-He wrote his first, his experimental, novel in 1963.

In which case
a-His first novel was an experimental novel
b-He had written non-experimental novels before 1963
c-His first novel was his only experimental novel
  

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navitasan Are these sentences correct: 1-He wrote his first experimental novel in 1963. 2-He wrote his first , experimental novel in 1963. 3-He wrote his first , experimental , novel in 1963.

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  • navitasan Are these sentences correct: 1-He wrote his first experimental novel in 1963.
  • 2-He wrote his first , experimental novel in 1963.
  • 3-He wrote his first , experimental , novel in 1963.
  • 4-He wrote his first , his experimental novel in 1963.
  • 5-He wrote his first , his experimental , novel in 1963.
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navitasanAre these sentences correct:

1-He wrote his first experimental novel in 1963.
2-He wrote his first, experimental novel in 1963.
3-He wrote his first, experimental, novel in 1963.

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Edit. I meant to explain that with the second comma, "first" would serve as object of the verb, and be used as a noun. In your version five, both "first" and "experimental" are adjectives. But it's just too awkward. With version four, we'd assume that prior context makes it clear that "his first" was a novel.
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