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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
As adjective or adverb?
Hi. What is the correct way to write this? I think we can use the word "above" both as an adjective and adverb.
Please write sentences like the example sentence above.
Please write sentences like the above example sentence.
Please write sentences like the example sentence above.
Please write sentences like the above example sentence.
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I had never thought about the difference in grammatical definition, but I think you are right. Both sound fine to me, although I think the first one sounds a little more natural. Probably just personal preference.
- I had never thought about the difference in grammatical definition, but I think you are right.
- Both sound fine to me, although I think the first one sounds a little more natural.
- Probably just personal preference.
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I had never thought about the difference in grammatical definition, but I think you are right. Both sound fine to me, although I think the first one sounds a little more natural. Probably just personal preference.
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You are right, Philip![Y] It's one of the inexplicable peculiarities of English that the opposite of above can be used as an adverb only: Look at the sentence below.
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Hi,
As a minor point, you don't need to repeat the word 'sentence'.
Please write sentences like the example sentence above.
Please write sentences like the above example sentence.
Clive
As a minor point, you don't need to repeat the word 'sentence'.
Please write sentences like the example
Please write sentences like the above example
Clive
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CliveHi,
As a minor point, you don't need to repeat the word 'sentence'.
Please write sentences like the examplesentenceabove.
Please write sentences like the above examplesentence.
Clive
Yet, with the pronoun one, it doesn't sound right as "like the above one
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