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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Just a matter of not being a good collocation?
Hi,
I am wondering why the first sentence is good, whereas the second one is not. Is that because the second version is just not a good collocation and could be accepted as a good one if the people involved?? have determined it is a good collocation. One has the article and one does not.
1. He has an all-acceptings attitude.
2. He has all-accepting attitude.
I think attitude is a variable noun.
I am wondering why the first sentence is good, whereas the second one is not. Is that because the second version is just not a good collocation and could be accepted as a good one if the people involved?? have determined it is a good collocation. One has the article and one does not.
1. He has an all-acceptings attitude.
2. He has all-accepting attitude.
I think attitude is a variable noun.
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all-accepting here is an adjective attached to attitude. He has an attitude. Therefore, he has an all-accepting attitude.
- all-accepting here is an adjective attached to attitude.
- He has an attitude.
- Therefore, he has an all-accepting attitude.
- He has a good attitude.
- He has a bad attitude.
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all-accepting here is an adjective attached to attitude.
He has an attitude. Therefore, he has an all-accepting attitude.
He has a good attitude. He has a bad attitude. He has a friendly attitude. He has an awful attitude. He has an all-accepting attitude.
He has an attitude. Therefore, he has an all-accepting attitude.
He has a good attitude. He has a bad attitude. He has a friendly attitude. He has an awful attitude. He has an all-accepting attitude.
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Thank you.
Would you say that having a descriptive?? adjective like the ones underlined below in front of this type of variable noun (I will leave up to you to think of those types of noun), it usually follows that an article, whether it be definite or indefinite, will be attached?
Words: attitude and conversation
a good attitude
a great conversa
Would you say that having a descriptive?? adjective like the ones underlined below in front of this type of variable noun (I will leave up to you to think of those types of noun), it usually follows that an article, whether it be definite or indefinite, will be attached?
Words: attitude and conversation
a good attitude
a great conversa
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>2. He has all-accepting attitude.
Doesn't work, except marginally. Need the article here.
Doesn't work, except marginally. Need the article here.
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