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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Proper noun and adjective
0 Hi, Can I freely put the adjectives in front of proper nouns? What are some guidelines? 02 br
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00 Desert -- I think the names of deserts do take the definite article 'the' 02 br
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00 the Sahara 02 br
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00 Step 1: Can I put the adjective 'fabulous' in front to say the Sahara is fabulous? Then, would it become 'the fabulous Sahara'? By doing this, I feel like I am dividing up the name that shouldn't be split up -- due to it being a proper name? Is it OK to insert an adjective in between the name like the name 'the Sahara' before? 02 br
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00 Additional question: Why is that when we write some names as I see it have their definite article in lower-case letters like this? Why is that normally you wouldn't see it as 'The Sahara' in captial letters when 'the' is good part of its name? 02 br
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00 This poor young man lost his way and walked the smoking hot Sahara in mid-afternoon without water for hours. 02 br
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00 Case of without 'the': 02 br
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00 John Doe Hall -- assuming there is a hall named after a fictitious person 'John Doe', am I allowed to place 'great' or 'fabulous' in front of it? 02 br
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00 Great/fabulous John Doe Hall is visually stunning to look at. 02 br
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00 Then again, can I do it in front of names like this? 02 br
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00 Look, great/fabulous Doe is walking down the street. 02 br
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00 Then again, if that Doe happens to be well-known, it is likely to be written as: 02 br
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00 Look, a great/fabulous Doe is walking down the street. 02 br
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00 Why is that? 0-
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00 1. Case of with 'the': 02 br
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00 Desert -- I think the names of deserts do take the definite article 'the' 02 br
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00 the Sahara 02 br
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00 Step 1: Can I put the adjective 'fabulous' in front to say the Sahara is fabulous? Then, would it become 'the fabulous Sahara'? By doing this, I feel like I am dividing up the name that shouldn't be split up -- due to it being a proper name? Is it OK to insert an adjective in between the name like the name 'the Sahara' before? 02 br
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00 Additional question: Why is that when we write some names as I see it have their definite article in lower-case letters like this? Why is that normally you wouldn't see it as 'The Sahara' in captial letters when 'the' is good part of its name? 02 br
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00 This poor young man lost his way and walked the smoking hot Sahara in mid-afternoon without water for hours. 02 br
02 br
00 Case of without 'the': 02 br
02 br
00 John Doe Hall -- assuming there is a hall named after a fictitious person 'John Doe', am I allowed to place 'great' or 'fabulous' in front of it? 02 br
02 br
00 Great/fabulous John Doe Hall is visually stunning to look at. 02 br
02 br
00 Then again, can I do it in front of names like this? 02 br
02 br
00 Look, great/fabulous Doe is walking down the street. 02 br
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00 Then again, if that Doe happens to be well-known, it is likely to be written as: 02 br
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00 Look, a great/fabulous Doe is walking down the street. 02 br
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00 Why is that? 0-
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Believer Hi, Can I freely put the adjectives in front of proper nouns? What are some guidelines? 1.
- Believer Hi, Can I freely put the adjectives in front of proper nouns?
- What are some guidelines?
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- Case of with 'the': Desert -- I think the names of deserts do take the definite article 'the' the Sahara Step 1: Can I put the adjective 'fabulous' in front to say the Sahara is fabulous?
- Then, would it become 'the fabulous Sahara'?
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BelieverHi, Can I freely put the adjectives in front of proper nouns? What are some guidelines?
1. Case of with 'the':
Desert -- I think the names of deserts do take the definite article 'the'
the Sahara
Step 1: Can I put the adjective 'fabulous' in front to say the Sahara is fabulous? Then, would it become 'the fabulous Sahara'? By d
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Then again, if that Doe happens to be well-known, it is likely to be written as:
Look, a great/fabulous Doe is walking down the street.
["a" great/fabulous Doe] implies there are many such Does. "Look, the great Doe is walking down the street" tells you that this unique and important person is walking down the street.
Look, a great/fabulous Doe is walking down the street.
["a" great/fabulous Doe] implies there are many such Does. "Look, the great Doe is walking down the street" tells you that this unique and important person is walking down the street.
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Thank you, Tyx and Feebs11
OK, I think you are right about 'the' not being part of the proper name in the case of 'the Sahara Desert'. How about the Amazon river? If I want to add some descriptive adjective to denote my appreciation for its grandeur, where should I place it? I think for 'the Amazon river', 'the' is very much a part of its name (that is its proper name).
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OK, I think you are right about 'the' not being part of the proper name in the case of 'the Sahara Desert'. How about the Amazon river? If I want to add some descriptive adjective to denote my appreciation for its grandeur, where should I place it? I think for 'the Amazon river', 'the' is very much a part of its name (that is its proper name).
the
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Hi again
Briefly:
1. It is all right to say the fabulous Sahara
2. The is usually not capitalised in proper nouns. There are exceptions. It is often capitalised in the names of orchestras, bands, but even that is not required by any grammatical rule: When did The Beatles split up?
The shorter the name of a newspaper is, the more lik
Briefly:
1. It is all right to say the fabulous Sahara
2. The is usually not capitalised in proper nouns. There are exceptions. It is often capitalised in the names of orchestras, bands, but even that is not required by any grammatical rule: When did The Beatles split up?
The shorter the name of a newspaper is, the more lik
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Thank you, Cool Breeze.
Always appreciate your assistance.
Let us say that I am this desire to put down on the paper the sight of grandeur I just saw in some photos of the Amazon River (or the Amazon river?? -- when do we capitalize 'river' and when not, when search online or in print form seems to show the use of the both?), where should I put the appreciative and sort of descri
Always appreciate your assistance.
Let us say that I am this desire to put down on the paper the sight of grandeur I just saw in some photos of the Amazon River (or the Amazon river?? -- when do we capitalize 'river' and when not, when search online or in print form seems to show the use of the both?), where should I put the appreciative and sort of descri
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BelieverThe magnificant Amazon River??Hi Believer
Now, as said before, am I splitting up some thing that should not be split up?
Usage varies. As far as I am concerned, these are all correct:
the Amazon river
the Amazon River
the river Amazon
the River Amazon
the Amazon
You can put magnif
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