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Benjaminsandro Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
These/those with collective adjectives
In this sentence:
Those most vulnerable to the heat stress are the elderly.
is the subject Those, followed by a modifier vulnerable;
or is the subject vulnerable as a so-called collective adjective as in "the blind=blind people"?
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You might find that this point is debatable. I tend to think it's your first analysis. Those most vulnerable ~ Those who are most vulnerable It's almost like a reduced relative clause.
- You might find that this point is debatable.
- I tend to think it's your first analysis.
- Those most vulnerable ~ Those who are most vulnerable It's almost like a reduced relative clause.
- Others may have different opinions.
- CJ
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You might find that this point is debatable. I tend to think it's your first analysis.
Those most vulnerable ~ Those who are most vulnerable
It's almost like a reduced relative clause.
Others may have different opinions.
CJ
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