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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Unfaithful
faith unfaithful kept him falsely true
I've come across such a clause when looking up a definition of 'oxymoron'.
My question is: why does the adjective "unfaithful" follow the noun "faith" instead of preceding it in that clause?
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anonymous why does the adjective "unfaithful" follow the noun "faith" instead of preceding it in that clause? Who can know the mind of an author who wishes to write poetic sentences? There is no particular answer to your question in terms of grammar.
- anonymous why does the adjective "unfaithful" follow the noun "faith" instead of preceding it in that clause?
- Who can know the mind of an author who wishes to write poetic sentences?
- There is no particular answer to your question in terms of grammar.
- It's a matter of style.
- CJ
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anonymouswhy does the adjective "unfaithful" follow the noun "faith" instead of preceding it in that clause?
Who can know the mind of an author who wishes to write poetic sentences?
There is no particular answer to your question in terms of grammar. It's a matter of style.
CJ
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