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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
not-s0-easy question on adjectives?
Hi,
1. I think you have a lot of freedom when it comes to what is to be placed before a noun as adejctives. I think as long as no (ACUTE?) confusion arises from the use, the use seems to be OK.
deep-clean cleaner
If I want to use this kind of adjectives predicatively, it doesn't seem to make much sense:
... is deep-clean
Usually, you can use the same adjective or adjectives either in a pre-noun position or predicatively, but why not for this?
2. Can I put some adjectives before a genitive?
He is wearing a doctor's uniform.
He is wearing a new white doctor's uniform. -- ?
1. I think you have a lot of freedom when it comes to what is to be placed before a noun as adejctives. I think as long as no (ACUTE?) confusion arises from the use, the use seems to be OK.
deep-clean cleaner
If I want to use this kind of adjectives predicatively, it doesn't seem to make much sense:
... is deep-clean
Usually, you can use the same adjective or adjectives either in a pre-noun position or predicatively, but why not for this?
2. Can I put some adjectives before a genitive?
He is wearing a doctor's uniform.
He is wearing a new white doctor's uniform. -- ?
Top answer
1. deep-clean cleaner ... is deep-clean This particular coinage doesn't sound very good in either position.
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- deep-clean cleaner ...
- is deep-clean This particular coinage doesn't sound very good in either position.
- Usually, you can use the same adjective or adjectives either in a pre-noun position or predicatively, but why not for this?
- -- A number of adjectives rest easily in only one of the two positions: elder, alive, live, afraid, etc.
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1. deep-clean cleaner
... is deep-clean
This particular coinage doesn't sound very good in either position.
Usually, you can use the same adjective or adjectives either in a pre-noun position or predicatively, but why not for this? -- A number of adjectives rest easily in only one of the two positions: elder, alive, live, afraid, etc.
1. deep-clean cleaner
... is deep-clean
This particular coinage doesn't sound very good in either position.
Usually, you can use the same adjective or adjectives either in a pre-noun position or predicatively, but why not for this? -- A number of adjectives rest easily in only one of the two positions: elder, alive, live, afraid, etc.
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