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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
"Then she, with her messy hair, complains."
I have seen some awkward sentence in a public textbook.
"Then she, with her messy hair, complains."
And I think that it should be 'with her hair messy' to make sense.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual!
"Then she, with her messy hair, complains."
And I think that it should be 'with her hair messy' to make sense.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual!
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Generally, English places the adjective before the noun modified. In these examples, however, it's a matter of emphasis. "With her messy hair" notes that she's unkempt.
- Generally, English places the adjective before the noun modified.
- In these examples, however, it's a matter of emphasis.
- "With her messy hair" notes that she's unkempt.
- "With her hair messy," notes that it's her hair in particular that's the problem.
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Generally, English places the adjective before the noun modified. In these examples, however, it's a matter of emphasis. "With her messy hair" notes that she's unkempt. "With her hair messy," notes that it's her hair in particular that's the problem.
"Then she, with her messy hair, complains about the neatness of others." (The problem is grooming in general.)
"Then she, with
"Then she, with her messy hair, complains about the neatness of others." (The problem is grooming in general.)
"Then she, with
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