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Eipjoo Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
for-get-me-not blue
Given the example:
It was the first really fine day they'd had in months. The sky was a clear, forget-me-not blue, and there was a feeling in the air of summer coming.
Given the example:
Because of the ‘a,’ I think, ‘forget-me-not’ or ‘blue’ has to be a noun. Which is the noun?
It was the first really fine day they'd had in months. The sky was a clear, forget-me-not blue, and there was a feeling in the air of summer coming.
Given the example:
Because of the ‘a,’ I think, ‘forget-me-not’ or ‘blue’ has to be a noun. Which is the noun?
Top answer
"Forget-me-not is a small garden plant with blue or pink flowers which grows from seed every year" Cambridge advanced learner's dictionary)
- "Forget-me-not is a small garden plant with blue or pink flowers which grows from seed every year" Cambridge advanced learner's dictionary)
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"Forget-me-not is a small garden plant with blue or pink flowers which grows from seed every year"
Cambridge advanced learner's dictionary)
Cambridge advanced learner's dictionary)
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I'd say it is an adjective,even though it should be before the noun.
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"Blue" is the noun, and "forget-me-not" is used as an adjective. It's grammatically just like "a pale sky blue", Man City's color.
By the way, the comma is wrong. It isn't a clear blue that is forget-me-not, it is a forget-me-not blue that is clear.
By the way, the comma is wrong. It isn't a clear blue that is forget-me-not, it is a forget-me-not blue that is clear.
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enoonBy the way, the comma is wrong.By the way, the original text has two commas in the sentence. Then, does your answer need to be changed?
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eipjoo enoonBy the way, the comma is wrong.By the way, the original text has two commas in the sentence. Then, does your answer need to be changed?I thought it was obvious which comma I was talking about. Read the next sentence, and that should tell you.
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I disagree with enoon about the comma. The "blue" is both "clear" and "forget-me-not". When two adjectives qualify the same noun, it's normal to separate them with a comma.
This is a very confusing sentence, in that it contains a noun being used as an adjective, qualifying an adjective being used as a noun.
This is a very confusing sentence, in that it contains a noun being used as an adjective, qualifying an adjective being used as a noun.
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DMWWhen two adjectives qualify the same noun, it's normal to separate them with a comma.That depends on the adjectives and the way they modify the noun. In this case, I would agree that the comma is an error, or at the very least stylistically sloppy. The phrase forget-me-not blue should be regarded as a unit, modified by the adjective clear. Th
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