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Amirbaderestan Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

meaning of "an orderly"

what does "an orderly" mean? Does it mean sequentially; but orderly itself is an adjective and how can it be used with "an"?

Also "is" refers to both "undertaken" and "disposed of". Isn't is?

> If one step is undertaken at a time and disposed of, an orderly, workmanlike process can replace the jumble of worried.
  

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an orderly , workmanlike process ... The underlined words are adjectives modifying 'process'.

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  • an orderly , workmanlike process ...
  • The underlined words are adjectives modifying 'process'.
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... an orderly, workmanlike process ...

The underlined words are adjectives modifying 'process'.

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I meant in the written sentence, that is " If one step is undertaken at a time and disposed of, an orderly, workmanlike process can replace the jumble of worried."
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amirbaderestanwhat does "an orderly" mean? ... orderly itself is an adjective, and so how can it be used with "an"?
It's not 'an orderly'. It's 'a ... process'. Adjectives (orderly, workmanlike) come between 'an' and 'process' to describe what kind of process it is, so 'an' doesn't go with 'orderly'; it
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