Question about modification of adjectives
a large green Chinese vase
Here in the phrase, does large modify green Chinese vase or vase?
a charming and attractive lady
Here in the phrase, does charming and attractive modify lady at the same time or charming and attractive modify lady respectively?
the very ground that we stand upon
Here in the phrase, that we stand upon modify the very ground or just ground?
All of a sudden, I am confused with modification of adjectives. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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Hans51 a large green Chinese vase Here in the phrase, does large modify green Chinese vase or vase? e. the meaning is a Chinese vase that is large and green.
- Hans51 a large green Chinese vase Here in the phrase, does large modify green Chinese vase or vase?
- e.
- the meaning is a Chinese vase that is large and green.
- Very strictly speaking this interpretation should entail a comma between "large" and "green", but often these are omitted.
- Hans51 a charming and attractive lady Here in the phrase, does charming and attractive modify lady at the same time or charming and attractive modify lady respectively?
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Hans51a large green Chinese vase
Here in the phrase, does large modify green Chinese vase or vase?
Probably it modifies "Chinese vase", i.e. the meaning is a Chinese vase that is large and green. Very strictly speaking this interpretation should entail a comma between "large" and "green", but often these are omitted.
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0Hans51All of a sudden, I am confused with modification of adjectives.
Just take a straightforward approach rather than over-analyzing it.
Each adjective modifies the head word in the noun phrase. You can separate them or recombine them and still have grammatical constructs:
- a Chinese vase
- a large vase
- a green vase
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