At least 70 percent
Public health experts have long said that getting at least 70 percent of the public vaccinated is the single most important tool in controlling the pandemic, but some parts of the United States have fallen far short of that target.
I think that "least" functions as a determiner in the PP "at least 70 percent of the public vaccinated".
Am I correct?
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anonymous I think that "least" functions as a determiner in the PP "at least 70 percent of the public vaccinated". That doesn't ring true to me. Determiners don't occur as objects of prepositions.
- anonymous I think that "least" functions as a determiner in the PP "at least 70 percent of the public vaccinated".
- That doesn't ring true to me.
- Determiners don't occur as objects of prepositions.
- at least = at (a) minimum I think some would argue that 'least' is a pronoun.
- CJ
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anonymousI think that "least" functions as a determiner in the PP "at least 70 percent of the public vaccinated".
That doesn't ring true to me. Determiners don't occur as objects of prepositions.
at least = at (a) minimum
I think some would argue that 'least' is a pronoun.
CJ
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