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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Pliability of certain nouns
Hi,
I have a noun and that is "fame." I am going to lay out four situations and please tell me it they are correct in terms of their English article placement. I am trying to switch back and forth from using it generally to using it to make a specific reference. I think there are a good number of this kind of noun.
1. The fame of the person you saw last night was palpable by the response of the audience -- by the roaring applause he got after his performance.
2. Fame of a renowned person isn't something one can count on to last forever.
3. The fame that was palpable for John last night in his performance wasn't something that came overnight but that has been in development for a long period of time.
4. Fame that comes after a person become famous can be a trouble in brewing for those cannot manage it right.
I have a noun and that is "fame." I am going to lay out four situations and please tell me it they are correct in terms of their English article placement. I am trying to switch back and forth from using it generally to using it to make a specific reference. I think there are a good number of this kind of noun.
1. The fame of the person you saw last night was palpable by the response of the audience -- by the roaring applause he got after his performance.
2. Fame of a renowned person isn't something one can count on to last forever.
3. The fame that was palpable for John last night in his performance wasn't something that came overnight but that has been in development for a long period of time.
4. Fame that comes after a person become famous can be a trouble in brewing for those cannot manage it right.
Top answer
Article placement on all four sentences is fine. You could make the meaning of sentences 2 and 4 clearer by simplifing them thus: 2. Fame isn't something one can count on to last forever.
- Article placement on all four sentences is fine.
- You could make the meaning of sentences 2 and 4 clearer by simplifing them thus: 2.
- Fame isn't something one can count on to last forever.
- 4.
- Fame can be trouble in brewing for those who cannot manage it.
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Article placement on all four sentences is fine.
You could make the meaning of sentences 2 and 4 clearer by simplifing them thus:
2. Fame isn't something one can count on to last forever.
4. Fame can be trouble in brewing for those who cannot manage it.
You could make the meaning of sentences 2 and 4 clearer by simplifing them thus:
2. Fame isn't something one can count on to last forever.
4. Fame can be trouble in brewing for those who cannot manage it.
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