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Ricky06 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

alive vs living

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001. No living chickens are sold here.02br
002. No alive chickens are sold here.02br
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0Same meaning, but 01i 00alive02i 00 is not used as a premodifying adjective; it is a predicate adjective. 01i 00 Live02i 00 is the equivalent attributive adjective: 01i 00No 01b 00live02b 00 chickens are sold here. 02br 02br 02i 00 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Same meaning, but 01i 00alive02i 00 is not used as a premodifying adjective; it is a predicate adjective.
  • 01i 00 Live02i 00 is the equivalent attributive adjective: 01i 00No 01b 00live02b 00 chickens are sold here.
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0Same meaning, but 01i00alive02i00 is not used as a premodifying adjective; it is a predicate adjective. 01i00 Live02i00 is the equivalent attributive adjective: 01i00No 01b00live02b00 chickens are sold here. Chickens sold here are not 01b00alive02b00.02br
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10Same meaning, but 11i10alive12i10 is not used as a premodifying adjective; it is a predicate adjective. 11i10 Live12i10 is the equivalent attributive adjective: 11i10No 11b10live12b10 chickens are sold here. Chickens sold here
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0Aside, I wonder if it's a love of euphemism which makes people write such signs as "No live chickens sold here" and not "Only dead chickens sold here".02br
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0No rule, Ricky. Most adjectives can be used both ways. A few can only be used attributively (01i00live, mere, elder02i00) and a few can only be used predicatively (01i00alive, asleep, afraid02i00). There should be a list somewhere in your grammar book.0-
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01. Chickens sold here are not 01b01i00alive02i02b00. / No 01i01b00live02b02i00 chickens are sold here.02br
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002. Chickens sold here are not01b01i00 living02i02b00. / No 01b01i00living02i02b00 chickens are sold here.02b
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