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AskAndAnswer Posted 14 years ago
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"The" before an adjective + name
Is it OK to use "the" before an adjective which follows a person's name?
Example:
A. We weren't fast enough and lost the sight of the swift Vermillion.
B. We weren't fast enough and lost the sight of swift Vermillion.
What is the difference between A and B? And why is it wrong to say one over the other?
Thanks!
Example:
A. We weren't fast enough and lost the sight of the swift Vermillion.
B. We weren't fast enough and lost the sight of swift Vermillion.
What is the difference between A and B? And why is it wrong to say one over the other?
Thanks!
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Hi, Is it OK to use "the" before an adjective which follows a person's name? You mean ' precedes '. Example: A.
- Hi, Is it OK to use "the" before an adjective which follows a person's name?
- You mean ' precedes '.
- Example: A.
- We weren't fast enough and lost the sight of the swift Vermillion.
- B.
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Hi,
Is it OK to use "the" before an adjective which follows a person's name? You mean 'precedes'.
Example:
A. We weren't fast enough and lost the sight of the swift Vermillion.
B. We weren't fast enough and lost the sight of swift Vermillion.
What is the difference between A and B? And why is it wrong
Is it OK to use "the" before an adjective which follows a person's name? You mean 'precedes'.
Example:
A. We weren't fast enough and lost the sight of the swift Vermillion.
B. We weren't fast enough and lost the sight of swift Vermillion.
What is the difference between A and B? And why is it wrong
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Oh sorry, I meant to say:
Is it OK to use "the" before an adjective that is followed by a person's name? But your correction is actually better!
Thanks for both, the correction and the answer!
Is it OK to use "the" before an adjective that is followed by a person's name? But your correction is actually better!
Thanks for both, the correction and the answer!
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Okay, what is the adjective and what is the noun in your sentences?
Swift is the name of a bird (a noun) and also means "speedy" (an adjective).
Vermillion is a color (so it can be used as a noun or an adjective).
In any case, I would use "the" before the pair, but I would not use it before "sight."
Swift is the name of a bird (a noun) and also means "speedy" (an adjective).
Vermillion is a color (so it can be used as a noun or an adjective).
In any case, I would use "the" before the pair, but I would not use it before "sight."
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In the sentences,
A. We weren't fast enough and lost sight of the swift Vermillion.
B. We weren't fast enough and lost sight of swift Vermillion.
swift is an adjective and Vermillion is the name of a character in the story. The main concern was putting "the" before the adj, which preceded the character's name.
A. We weren't fast enough and lost sight of the swift Vermillion.
B. We weren't fast enough and lost sight of swift Vermillion.
swift is an adjective and Vermillion is the name of a character in the story. The main concern was putting "the" before the adj, which preceded the character's name.
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It's an interesting topic, because the+adjective can follow a proper noun as part of the name:
Brueghel the Elder was a great Flemish painter.
King Henry the Eighth.
Queen Catherine the Great of Russia
Solyman the Magnificent
Frederick the Wise
Charles the Bold (or Charles the Rash) son of Phillip the Good
Lud
Brueghel the Elder was a great Flemish painter.
King Henry the Eighth.
Queen Catherine the Great of Russia
Solyman the Magnificent
Frederick the Wise
Charles the Bold (or Charles the Rash) son of Phillip the Good
Lud
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AskAndAnswers it OK to use "the" before an adjective that is followed by a person's name? yesFurther to what the others have said, the following is my impression.
Example:
A. We weren't fast enough and lostthesight of the swift Vermillion.
B. We weren't fast enough and lostthesight of swift Vermillion.
In "the
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