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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

monstrous giant

I know, "giant = monstrous = abnormal very big person". But in my book I saw the sentence "He is a monstrous giant". Here "monstrous" is an adjective, "giant" is a noun. I wonder how it is possible to go both the words together, which has similar meaning.
  

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Monstrous could also mean 'scary, monster-like'. But in this case I would just assume he is a very big giant indeed, as giants go. We often use two similar adjectives for effect and to add emphasis.

— Nona the brit

  • Monstrous could also mean 'scary, monster-like'.
  • But in this case I would just assume he is a very big giant indeed, as giants go.
  • We often use two similar adjectives for effect and to add emphasis.
  • I'm hoping for a great big bar of chocolate for my birthday.
  • He is a stupid, ignorant fool!
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Monstrous could also mean 'scary, monster-like'.

But in this case I would just assume he is a very big giant indeed, as giants go.

We often use two similar adjectives for effect and to add emphasis.

I'm hoping for a great big bar of chocolate for my birthday.

He is a stupid, ignorant fool!
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Thank you Nona-the-Brit.

Now it strike in mind that in this (He is a monstrous giant), both monstrous and giant are adjectives which modifies the person i.e. predicative adjectives. Am I right? Previously, I thought "monstrous" is an adjective which modifies the noun "giant".
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giant can either be an adjective or a noun. In this sentence it is a noun.
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