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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

need some examples

Hi,

It is noted that the English article is capable of transforming adjectives (and adjectives-equivalents) into nouns in Corollary Theorems (Online), English Grammar Notes #3. Can you give me some examples of this? Cases other than the kind that refers to perople like 'the poor' will be appreciated.
  

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Anonymous Hi, It is noted that the English article is capable of transforming adjectives (and adjectives-equivalents) into nouns in Corollary Theorems (Online), English Grammar Notes #3. Can you give me some examples of this? Cases other than the kind that refers to perople like 'the poor' will be appreciated.

— Philip

  • Anonymous Hi, It is noted that the English article is capable of transforming adjectives (and adjectives-equivalents) into nouns in Corollary Theorems (Online), English Grammar Notes #3.
  • Can you give me some examples of this?
  • Cases other than the kind that refers to perople like 'the poor' will be appreciated.
  • obvious, usual, expected, unexpected, certain, deleted, proper, --- just a few.
  • Use any list of adjectives to find many, many more, I'm sure.
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AnonymousHi,

It is noted that the English article is capable of transforming adjectives (and adjectives-equivalents) into nouns in Corollary Theorems (Online), English Grammar Notes #3. Can you give me some examples of this? Cases other than the kind that refers to perople like 'the poor' will be appreciated.
obvious, u
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Thank you, Philip. What I have difficulty in is this: In regard to the use an adjective as a noun, can you do that to cover 'a thing', 'a circumstance', and many others? Only will context will tell which one is meant for that specific case?

The unexpected

What?

The unexpected phenomenon

The unexpected incidence

The unexpected remark

The unexpec
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The adjective 'unexpected' is being used substantively. This occurs frequently in English, e.g., 'Only the good die young'. The adjective is not, strictly speaking, functioning as a noun (although it is a nounal phrase) -- the noun still exists for the purposes of grammar, but it has been elided.
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Thank you, Lovek323.

This elided part, Is that part only reserved for a person? I think not, then, could it mean it could be anything (or virtually anything that is appropriate) that fits the meaning?

The perfect

Which one could it be? Only knows by context?

The perfect person

The perfect people

The perfect good

The perfect usage ....
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