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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Slight
Slight left at I-895 S (signs for I-95/Baltimore) Partial toll road.
I get its meaning but what part of speech is 'Slight'?
Adjective? Verb?
Thanks.
I get its meaning but what part of speech is 'Slight'?
Adjective? Verb?
Thanks.
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I take "slight" as an adjective, in the same way as "minor adjustment," "small correction," "little tilt," etc. The comparisons are not perfect, since "left" without the adjective has a specific magnitude of 90 degrees. We sometimes use "scant" to indicate less then the full amount.
- I take "slight" as an adjective, in the same way as "minor adjustment," "small correction," "little tilt," etc.
- The comparisons are not perfect, since "left" without the adjective has a specific magnitude of 90 degrees.
- We sometimes use "scant" to indicate less then the full amount.
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I take "slight" as an adjective, in the same way as "minor adjustment," "small correction," "little tilt," etc.
The comparisons are not perfect, since "left" without the adjective has a specific magnitude of 90 degrees.
We sometimes use "scant" to indicate less then the full amount. "Add a scant tablespoonful of X." ("Scant" is an adjective and "tablespoonful" is a noun.)
The comparisons are not perfect, since "left" without the adjective has a specific magnitude of 90 degrees.
We sometimes use "scant" to indicate less then the full amount. "Add a scant tablespoonful of X." ("Scant" is an adjective and "tablespoonful" is a noun.)
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Thanks so much, Avangi.
I found sentences like 'Slight left at Pierrepont Street. Turn left at New Bond Street.'
Is the sentence starting with 'Slight' imperative?
Is there any word(s), especially a verb, omitted around the word 'slight'?
Many thanks.
I found sentences like 'Slight left at Pierrepont Street. Turn left at New Bond Street.'
Is the sentence starting with 'Slight' imperative?
Is there any word(s), especially a verb, omitted around the word 'slight'?
Many thanks.
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There are words omitted, as you suspect. This is not a sentence. These are typical directions.
The imperative sentence would be "Take a slight left at Pierrepont Street." (That is, You take etc.)
"Turn left at New Bond Street" is a full-fledged imperative sentence, because it has the verb.
The imperative sentence would be "Take a slight left at Pierrepont Street." (That is, You take etc.)
"Turn left at New Bond Street" is a full-fledged imperative sentence, because it has the verb.
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