Is This "Almost" An Adjective Equivalent?
According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary,
Definition of adjective equivalent : a word or word group that is not an adjective but has the noun-modifying function of an adjective (as music in “music teacher”, dancing in “dancing teacher”, John's in “John's dog”, on the wall in “the picture on the wall”, the doctor in “my friend the doctor”, who plays golf in “a man who plays golf”)
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Could I say almost as in "I like almost all of them", "They'll eat almost anything" is also an adjective equivalent?
If so, could you tell me whether it's safe to say it is an adjective-equivalent or an adverb dictionaries just describe it as?
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anonymous Could I say almost as in "I like almost all of them", "They'll eat almost anything" is also an adjective equivalent? No, because it describes the degree or extent of liking or eating; it says nothing about what "all" looks like. anonymous Definition of adjective equivalent There are separate word classes such as determiners, quantifiers and noun adjuncts.
- anonymous Could I say almost as in "I like almost all of them", "They'll eat almost anything" is also an adjective equivalent?
- No, because it describes the degree or extent of liking or eating; it says nothing about what "all" looks like.
- anonymous Definition of adjective equivalent There are separate word classes such as determiners, quantifiers and noun adjuncts.
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anonymousCould I say almost as in "I like almost all of them", "They'll eat almost anything" is also an adjective equivalent?
No, because it describes the degree or extent of liking or eating; it says nothing about what "all" looks like.
anonymousDefinition of adjective equivalent
There are separate word cl
0anonymousa word or word group that is not an adjective but has the noun-modifying function of an adjective
anonymousCould I say almost as in "I like almost all of them", "They'll eat almost anything" is also an adjective equivalent?
Neither 'all' nor 'anything' is a noun, so thei
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