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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Which correct
which correct
paradise lost OR lost paradise
I think lost paradise is the correct coz we can use lost here as an adj.
paradise lost OR lost paradise
I think lost paradise is the correct coz we can use lost here as an adj.
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What's the context? Normally an adjective would come first, but 'lost' is also a verb. When past participles of verbs are used to modify nouns, they are sometimes put after the noun for dramatic effect - "**** hath no fury like a woman scorned", "A penny saved is a penny earned".
- What's the context?
- Normally an adjective would come first, but 'lost' is also a verb.
- When past participles of verbs are used to modify nouns, they are sometimes put after the noun for dramatic effect - "**** hath no fury like a woman scorned", "A penny saved is a penny earned".
- Paradise Lost is the title of a famous book, so that phrase is quite often written the other way round as a reference to it.
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What's the context? Normally an adjective would come first, but 'lost' is also a verb. When past participles of verbs are used to modify nouns, they are sometimes put after the noun for dramatic effect - "**** hath no fury like a woman scorned", "A penny saved is a penny earned".
Paradise Lost is the title of a famous book, so that phrase is quite often written the other way round as
Paradise Lost is the title of a famous book, so that phrase is quite often written the other way round as
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