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Atari Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Passive Participle
For single-word passive participial modifier, should they be placed before or after nouns:
1 "The captured soldiers were sent to a detention camp."
2 "The soldiers captured were sent to a detention camp."
3 "The detention camp processed the captured soldiers."
4 "The detention camp processed the soldiers captured."
Are sentences 2 and 4 more poetic/formal than sentences 1 and 3, respectively?
1 "The captured soldiers were sent to a detention camp."
2 "The soldiers captured were sent to a detention camp."
3 "The detention camp processed the captured soldiers."
4 "The detention camp processed the soldiers captured."
Are sentences 2 and 4 more poetic/formal than sentences 1 and 3, respectively?
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" Are sentences 2 and 4 more poetic/formal than sentences 1 and 3, respectively? Perhaps. It seems to me that having the adjective afterwards reduces its importance, makes it seem more of an afterthought.
- " Are sentences 2 and 4 more poetic/formal than sentences 1 and 3, respectively?
- Perhaps.
- It seems to me that having the adjective afterwards reduces its importance, makes it seem more of an afterthought.
- Clive
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For single-word passive participial modifier, should they be placed before or after nouns:
1 "The captured soldiers were sent to a detention camp."
2 "The soldiers captured were sent to a detention camp."
3 "The detention camp processed the captured soldiers."
4 "The detention camp processed the soldiers captured."
Are sentences 2 and 4 mor
1 "The captured soldiers were sent to a detention camp."
2 "The soldiers captured were sent to a detention camp."
3 "The detention camp processed the captured soldiers."
4 "The detention camp processed the soldiers captured."
Are sentences 2 and 4 mor
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