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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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In the sentence, "Four white, long, cotton shirts were on the bed," what part of speech is "four"?
If it is an adjective, then it requires a comma in the above sentence, and that would clearly be incorrect punctuation.
If it is an adjective, then it requires a comma in the above sentence, and that would clearly be incorrect punctuation.
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Hi, In the sentence, "Four white, long, cotton shirts were on the bed," what part of speech is "four"? If it is an adjective, then it requires a comma in the above sentence, and that would clearly be incorrect punctuation. It's an adjective, and it does not require a comma.
- Hi, In the sentence, "Four white, long, cotton shirts were on the bed," what part of speech is "four"?
- If it is an adjective, then it requires a comma in the above sentence, and that would clearly be incorrect punctuation.
- It's an adjective, and it does not require a comma.
- You need to check the rule again, or find a version that goes into more detail about the use of numbers.
- A native speaker would also put the adjective 'long' before the adjective 'white'.
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Hi,
In the sentence, "Four white, long, cotton shirts were on the bed," what part of speech is "four"?
If it is an adjective, then it requires a comma in the above sentence, and that would clearly be incorrect punctuation.
It's an adjective, and it does not require a comma. You need to check the rule again,
In the sentence, "Four white, long, cotton shirts were on the bed," what part of speech is "four"?
If it is an adjective, then it requires a comma in the above sentence, and that would clearly be incorrect punctuation.
It's an adjective, and it does not require a comma. You need to check the rule again,
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Four is an adjective. Numbers are always adjectives because they determine nouns.
The reason there is no comma between four and white is that they are not coordinate adjectives. They do not modify the noun to the dame degree. It is four that modifies white, long, cotton shirts as a whole.
So, four is a hierarchical adjective.
Coordinate adjectives hav
The reason there is no comma between four and white is that they are not coordinate adjectives. They do not modify the noun to the dame degree. It is four that modifies white, long, cotton shirts as a whole.
So, four is a hierarchical adjective.
Coordinate adjectives hav
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