Is a clever and the clever
Hello everyone,
Can we use the indefinite or definite article before adjectives without mentioning or demonstrating the described nouns?as follows:
1. He is a clever.
2. He is the clever.
Regards,
JA
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as follows: 1. He is a clever. 2.
- as follows: 1.
- He is a clever.
- 2.
- He is the clever.
- Regards, JA No.
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Joseph AHello everyone,
Can we use the indefinite or definite article before adjectives without mentioning or demonstrating the described nouns?as follows:
1. He is a clever.
2. He is the clever.
Regards,
JA
No.
He is a clever one.
Aren't you the clever one!
There are, however, a few adject
0No. You can only use the + adjective when referring to a class or category, not an individual.
It is most common for "the rich" or "the poor".
It's possible to use these forms in writing adages or slogans.
In our society, the rich get richer.
Beware of the clever. They can fool some of the people some of the time, but eventually they will be outed.
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