an expensive cup of coffee
an excellent piece of writing.
I have a question of why native speakers of English do not accept "a cup of expensive coffee", "a piece of excellent writing".
anonymous I have a question of why native speakers of English do not accept "a cup of expensive coffee", "a piece of excellent writing". Who said they were not acceptable? They seem perfectly OK to me.
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anonymousI have a question of why native speakers of English do not accept "a cup of expensive coffee", "a piece of excellent writing".
Who said they were not acceptable? They seem perfectly OK to me. Maybe it's because they are less common.