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Onizo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The dramatic

He has a flair for the dramatic.
According to dictionary dramatic is adjective. Why is it going with the only? Is it like the poor or the rich thing? Then, what does it exactly mean? what are other examples with the plus adjective?

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He has a flair for the dramatic . (= dramatic things) You can put the before many adjectives and make the adjective a noun. If it refers to people , it is almost always plural grammatically.

  • He has a flair for the dramatic .
  • (= dramatic things) You can put the before many adjectives and make the adjective a noun.
  • If it refers to people , it is almost always plural grammatically.
  • If it refers to things , it is singular grammatically.
  • Examples: The rich like money.
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He has a flair for the dramatic. (= dramatic things)

You can put the before many adjectives and make the adjective a noun. If it refers to people, it is almost always plural grammatically. If it refers to things, it is singular grammatically. Examples:

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Thank you, Cool Breeze.

Very comphrensive to the point and leaves no doubt.

And thank you for your big heart for coming back and helping me.

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