Upset John didn't speak anyone.
Can we use "upset" as adjective here?
In general, Please suggest how we use adjective before noun at the beginning of sentence.
Upset, John didn't speak anyone. Yes, though you need a comma after the adjective, as indicated. Such adjective phrases are sometimes called 'predicative adjuncts' on the grounds that they are comparable with predicative complements -- compare John was upset .
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Upset, John didn't speak anyone.
Yes, though you need a comma after the adjective, as indicated.
Such adjective phrases are sometimes called 'predicative adjuncts' on the grounds that they are comparable with predicative complements -- compare John was upset.
Other decent examples include:
Breathless, she fled the house to escape her atta