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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
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Spending declined as a separate report released by the Census Bureau showed orders for durable manufactured goods declined a seasonally adjusted 1% to $1.9 billion in November.
If there aren't the words 'seasonally adjusted' in the sentence, I can leave out 'a', right?
Thanks.
EDIT: Does the 'a seasonally adjusted 1%' work adverbially?
If there aren't the words 'seasonally adjusted' in the sentence, I can leave out 'a', right?
Thanks.
EDIT: Does the 'a seasonally adjusted 1%' work adverbially?
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-- Yes; in fact, you would have to do so . -- The cardinal number is a post-determiner, so seasonally is an adverb and adjusted is an adjective modifying percent (%).
- -- Yes; in fact, you would have to do so .
- -- The cardinal number is a post-determiner, so seasonally is an adverb and adjusted is an adjective modifying percent (%).
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If there aren't the words 'seasonally adjusted' in the sentence, I can leave out 'a', right?-- Yes; in fact, you would have to do so.
Does the 'a seasonally adjusted 1%' work adverbially?-- The cardinal number is a post-determiner, so seasonally is an adverb and adjusted is an adjective modifying percent (%).
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If there aren't the words 'seasonally adjusted' in the sentence, I can leave out 'a', right?-- Yes; in fact, you would have to do so.
Does the 'a seasonally adjusted 1%' work adverbially?-- The cardinal number is a post-determiner, so seasonally is an adverb and adjusted is an adjective modifying percent (%).
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Understand.
Thanks, Mr M.
The phrase 'a seasonally adjusted 1%' looks like a noun as a whole. And that rai
Thanks, Mr M.
Mister MicawberDoes the 'a seasonally adjusted 1%' work adverbially?-- The cardinal number is a post-determiner, so seasonally is an adverb and adjusted is an adjective modifying percent (%).Is percent a noun here?
The phrase 'a seasonally adjusted 1%' looks like a noun as a whole. And that rai
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Yes, percent-- even the symbol (%)-- is a noun. How many percent? One percent. That indeed makes a seasonally adjusted 1% a noun phrase.
...declined a seasonally adjusted 1%-- Ah! Now I see what you mean about an adverb function. Yes, maybe it is-- but as the head of a prepositional phrase with an elided preposition??-- ...declined by
Yes, percent-- even the symbol (%)-- is a noun. How many percent? One percent. That indeed makes a seasonally adjusted 1% a noun phrase.
...declined a seasonally adjusted 1%-- Ah! Now I see what you mean about an adverb function. Yes, maybe it is-- but as the head of a prepositional phrase with an elided preposition??-- ...declined by
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Thanks a million, Mr M.
Understand!
I agree and I often see 'by' being dropped.
Understand!
I agree and I often see 'by' being dropped.
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