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Pructus Posted 15 years ago
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Quietly pacifist peaceful

Hi~~

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout. --- Alice Walker (1944- )

Doesn't this one have to be "The quiet peaceful pacifist always die to make ------"?

Why "quietly"?

And why "pacifist peaceful" not "peaceful pacifist"?

Is this one to be considered some oratory, emphatic sentence?

  

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Hi, The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout. --- Alice Walker (1944- ) Doesn't this one have to be "The quiet peaceful pacifist always die to make --"? No, see below.

— Clive

  • Hi, The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.
  • --- Alice Walker (1944- ) Doesn't this one have to be "The quiet peaceful pacifist always die to make --"?
  • No, see below.
  • Why "quietly"?
  • Because 'quietly' modifies the adjective 'pacifist'.
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Hi,

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout. --- Alice Walker (1944- )

Doesn't this one have to be "The quiet peaceful pacifist always die to make --"? No, see below

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Thanks a lot, Clive...

I understand now... The word "pacifist" was used as an adjective, not as a noun.

I looked into a dictionary to find out that "pacifist" works as an adjective too.
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