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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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The sadly ineffective...
"A double change for Chelsea: Ross Barkley and Pedro replace Mateo Kovacic and the sadly ineffective Alvaro Morata."
(The Guardian's sport report.)
In what way does the determiner "the" modify "Alvaro Morata", the head of the NP?
Does "the" emphasise Alvaro Morata's uniqueness?
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Think of it as a shortened version of: "... the sadly ineffective player called Alvaro Morata". Does that help?
- Think of it as a shortened version of: "...
- the sadly ineffective player called Alvaro Morata".
- Does that help?
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Think of it as a shortened version of:
"... the sadly ineffective player called Alvaro Morata".
Does that help?
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