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Eipjoo Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
stifling hot
Given the sentence:
It was stifling hot inside.
We have two adjectives in the sentence. So I think the sentence has the meaning of
stifling and hot.’ Is this right?
It was stifling hot inside.
We have two adjectives in the sentence. So I think the sentence has the meaning of
stifling and hot.’ Is this right?
Top answer
The sentence really should be: "It was stiflingly hot inside". It means that it was so hot inside that it was stifling.
- The sentence really should be: "It was stiflingly hot inside".
- It means that it was so hot inside that it was stifling.
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The sentence really should be: "It was stiflingly hot inside". It means that it was so hot inside that it was stifling.
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Wow, you’re great. After your explanation, I can see that ‘hot inside’ is a kind of absolute phrase.
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