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AskAndAnswer Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
blind justice
Is blind justice a noun?
And if it is a noun, would I have to put a comma before it if an adjective came before it?
....righteous blind justice.
....righteous, blind justice.
Thanks
And if it is a noun, would I have to put a comma before it if an adjective came before it?
....righteous blind justice.
....righteous, blind justice.
Thanks
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righteous, blind justice. righteous blind justice. "Blind justice" is actually a noun phrase, headed by the noun "justice" with the adjective "blind" as attributive modifier.
- righteous, blind justice.
- righteous blind justice.
- "Blind justice" is actually a noun phrase, headed by the noun "justice" with the adjective "blind" as attributive modifier.
- So, what happens when you add another modifier?
- The basic process of modifying nouns with two or more modifiers is sometimes called 'stacking'.
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....righteous, blind justice.
....righteous blind justice.
"Blind justice" is actually a noun phrase, headed by the noun "justice" with the adjective "blind" as attributive modifier.
So, what happens when you add another modifier? The basic process of modifying nouns with two or more modifiers is sometimes called 'stacking'. Stacked modifiers have no comma separation, but you
....righteous blind justice.
"Blind justice" is actually a noun phrase, headed by the noun "justice" with the adjective "blind" as attributive modifier.
So, what happens when you add another modifier? The basic process of modifying nouns with two or more modifiers is sometimes called 'stacking'. Stacked modifiers have no comma separation, but you
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Yep! Thanks for the detailed explanation. I wasn't aware of stacking before. This will definitely come handy.
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