Noun + adjective
Are those sentences the same with regard to meaning?
“I need a ticket, which/that is valid for a trip to X”
“I need a ticket valid for a trip to X”
I found both forms on the internet and can’t make sense of the latter. Since “valid” is no participle, I do not understand how it is possible to substitute the missing participle with an adjective (valid) here? Or do I think wrong and there happens to be a way to put the adjective behind it’s corresponding noun to combine two sentences?
As always I’d like to thank you in advance!
Top answer
” How is it possible to substitute the missing participle with an adjective (valid) here? There is no 'substitution'. Those are two completely different structures for saying the same thing.
- ” How is it possible to substitute the missing participle with an adjective (valid) here?
- There is no 'substitution'.
- Those are two completely different structures for saying the same thing.
- Note that neither is a native sentence, however, since 'valid' and 'trip' are both redundant: I need a ticket for X.
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Catull“I need a ticket which/that is valid for a trip to X.” “I need a ticket valid for a trip to X.” How is it possible to substitute the missing participle with an adjective (valid) here?
There is no 'substitution'. Those are two completely different structures for saying the same thing.
Note that neither is a nat
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