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Pucca Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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00Is the first one wrong at all? I just don't understand why if it sounds..good, at least to me:P.02br
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00Thanks in advance for your help! 0-
  

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0 #2 sounds more correct to me. 0-

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0 #2 sounds more correct to me. 0-
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0 Hello Goodman,02br
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00Why does it sound correct the second one and not the first? Is there any rule?:(02br
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00Thanks in advance!:) 0-
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10Is the first one wrong at all? I just don't understand why if it sounds..good, at least to me:P.12br
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0 But "modern" refers to "sports car", right? Or..maybe it refers to "Italian sports car"..pff! It's so confusing!02br
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00Thanks for your help, Goodman!:) 0-
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00 (True delete impossible. Post has children.)0-
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00Hi Pucca02br
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00The order of adjectives is relatively fixed. There are sometimes variations, but what Yoong Liat has posted is a good rule of thumb.02br
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00Another good rule of thumb is that you should limit the number of adjectives you use with any one noun. In other words, as a general rule, try not to use more than two or

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10Is the first one wrong at all? I just don't understand why if it sounds..good, at least to me:P.12br
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10Thank
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0Thanks for your help! 050010id2
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