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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Determiner

"Corbyn’s allies suggested they have no plans to change the rules preventing members of parties that have stood candidates against Labour in the past five years from joining the party – but see no in principle objection to former members of any party signing up." (The Guardian.)

Is "in principle" a determiner in the noun phrase "no in principle objection"?
  

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Yes, It determines the kind of objection they don't have.

— Clive

  • Yes, It determines the kind of objection they don't have.
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Yes, It determines the kind of objection they don't have.
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Thank you, Clive, for the reply.

Indeed, though, in my opinion, it's a bit ambiguous. Could it be an adverb (meaning "generally") modifying the noun "objection"?
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I don't see 'generally' as meanng the same as 'in principle'.
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AnonymousIs "in principle" a determiner in the noun phrase "no in principle objection"?
No. It's a preposition phrase. It modifies the noun "objection". As such I can imagine some writers using a hyphen (in-principle). Compare: no material objection

Articles (a, the), demonstrative pronouns (this), quantifiers (all,
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CalifJimNo. It's a preposition phrase.
Thank you for the explanation.
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