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what is the meaning of " a serious" in the following sentence and why do we use a serious while eye and were are plural?
His eyes were a serious, watery gray.
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His eyes were a serious, watery gray. The modifier is just the adjective "serious". The article "a" is used because "gray", although normally an adjective, is used here as head of a special kind of noun phrase (called a 'fused-head' construction) where we understand "gray" to mean "gray color".
- His eyes were a serious, watery gray.
- The modifier is just the adjective "serious".
- The article "a" is used because "gray", although normally an adjective, is used here as head of a special kind of noun phrase (called a 'fused-head' construction) where we understand "gray" to mean "gray color".
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His eyes were a serious, watery gray.
The modifier is just the adjective "serious". The article "a" is used because "gray", although normally an adjective, is used here as head of a special kind of noun phrase (called a 'fused-head' construction) where we understand "gray" to mean "gray color".
0what does "a serious, watery gray" means in "His eyes were a serious, watery gray"? thanks for replies
0He wasn't laughing, he was serious. You could tell from his eyes.
He was on the verge of tears.
The color of his eyes was grey.
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