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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of "short of"

Hi

Could you please tell me if the phrase "short of" can follow both a noun and an adjective? For example:

What she did was nothing short of a miracle. [noun]

What she did was nothing short of spectacular. [adjective]

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Yes, that's fine

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Mr. TomCould you please tell me if the phrase "short of" can follow be followed by both a noun and an adjective?

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Could you please tell me if the phrase "short of" can precede both a noun and an adjective?

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