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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The primal scream

Trump's triumph: The primal scream of White America or general disaffection?
http://m.timesofindia.com/united-states-elections-2016-us-elections-news-results-polls/Trumps-triumph-The-Primal-Scream-of-White-America-or-general-disaffection/articleshow/55376319.cms
Why "the" is used before primal? Are "primal" and "general" functioning as adjective?
  

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Jigneshbharati Why is "the" is used before primal? It's because "of White America" makes it definite. 'the' is the definite article.

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati Why is "the" is used before primal?
  • It's because "of White America" makes it definite.
  • 'the' is the definite article.
  • Note: You must invert subject and verb in a why question.
  • See my correction in red.
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JigneshbharatiWhy is "the" is used before primal?
It's because "of White America" makes it definite. 'the' is the definite article.

Note: You must invert subject and verb in a why question. See my correction in red.
JigneshbharatiAre "primal" and "general" functioning as
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Thanks. What is the meaning of primal scream of something means?
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JigneshbharatiWhat is the meaning of primal scream of something means?
What does "the primal scream (of something)" mean?
Note how to ask your question.

See http://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti
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CalifJim they function as adjectives, and they are adjectives.
I'd say that they are adjectives and that they function as modifiers.

And, before you say it, I have been called pedantic before.
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fivejedjonI'd say that they are adjectives and that they function as modifiers.
I'd have said it too if I had been thinking properly.

CJ
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