The normal position of an attributive adjective is between article and noun. In special cases the adjective is placed before the article or after the noun. The normal position of a predicative adjective is after the linking verb.
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OSASCOMP soft warm or warm soft? Does NOSACSCOMP offer the needed guidance?
Winter continues to chill us in Colorado. I enjoy lounging in my warm, soft sleep pants. Or are they soft and warm? I couldn't figure out which OSASCOMP category warm belongs in. To me, soft seems like a material. I found Adjectives Word Order…
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One word to describe "On the left" or "On the right" like in Above and Below
As in the title, It would be handy if there were equivalents of Above and Below for 'On the left' and 'On the right', I'm wondering why there aren't ?
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Order of adjectives: why is "This is a hot, tasty, Indian curry." wrong?
It seems that the correct form is "This is a tasty, hot, Indian curry."
I don't understand why you cant reorder "tasty" and "hot". It seems to me that they both reflect the gustatory sensation of the subject and are not giving opinion.
Is "hot"…
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Is it ok to place "better" like this?
Can these two sentence be considered as having the same meaning? Also, is there any grammatical error in the latter one?
Because he's keeping an eye on his dark side, he's better able to keep it in check.
Because he's keeping an eye on his dark…
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Position of 'necesssary'
I have the following sentence:
"Method A makes on average 14 corrections of the schedule necessary for one simulated day"
I am wondering if the position of 'necessary' is correct. An alternative would be:
"Method A makes on average 14 corrections…
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Can a verb be followed by an adjective?
I see this sentence "In order to explore this city unencumbered, I left my luggage at the station"
Why is an adjective "unencumbered" used here? I think it should be changed into "uncencumberedly" because adverb grammatically follows verb.
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"the prince’s late mother’s iconic image"
I read the following from the Vanity Fair:
Nearly a quarter century after Princess Diana famously sat on a bench now named after her, William and Kate re-enacted the prince’s late mother’s iconic image and took their places in front of the monument…
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