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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
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Is this sentence correct:


"They made a refund offer to me, but it was a very modicum one, which I thought was very far from a fair value."


Note: By 'modicum', I mean really small.

  

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Then say 'really small'. 'Modicum' is a noun. You need an adjective there.

— Rover_KE

  • Then say 'really small'.
  • 'Modicum' is a noun.
  • You need an adjective there.
  • 'Modest' might work.
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Then say 'really small'.

'Modicum' is a noun. You need an adjective there.

'Modest' might work.

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Christine ChristieNote: By 'modicum', I mean really small.

'modicum' means 'a small amount'. You can't very well have

it was a very a small amount one.

Quite often 'modicum' is used in 'a modicum of' followed by an abstract noun that represents a virtue that is socially desirable.

a modicum of ______

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