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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

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Which one is correct?

It was tragic.
It was a tragic.

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The word "tragic" can't normally function as a noun, so I wouldn't accept the second sentence. However, you can easily fix it by adding a noun: It was a tragic end/event/ accident/ story/case/etc.

  • The word "tragic" can't normally function as a noun, so I wouldn't accept the second sentence.
  • However, you can easily fix it by adding a noun: It was a tragic end/event/ accident/ story/case/etc.
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The word "tragic" can't normally function as a noun, so I wouldn't accept the second sentence. However, you can easily fix it by adding a noun:

It was a tragic end/event/accident/story/case/etc.
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It was tragic.
It was a tragedy.

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