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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Is it an attribute?
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Is "best" an attribute to "thing" in this sentence?
Is "best" an attribute to "thing" in this sentence?
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Yes.
- Yes.
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And in the sentence:
It was such a cruel thing to have happened to that gentle, helpless creature.
"Such" and "cruel" are attributes to "a thing"
"Gentle, helpless" are attributes to "creature"?
It was such a cruel thing to have happened to that gentle, helpless creature.
"Such" and "cruel" are attributes to "a thing"
"Gentle, helpless" are attributes to "creature"?
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It was such [a cruel thing to have happened to that gentle, helpless ceature].
I’d say such modifies the bracketed NP*, where it should be clear that cruel modifies the head thing, not a thing, which isn’t even a thing!
I’d say such modifies the bracketed NP*, where it should be clear that cruel modifies the head thing, not a thing, which isn’t even a thing!
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