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Old 29-May-2003, 17:29
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Default Re: adjectives

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Originally Posted by navi tasan
Which of these sentences are correct:

1-Soldiers timid and cowardly don't fight well.
2-A soldier came in the room, a soldier timid and cowardly.
3-A soldier timid and cowardly came into the room.
4-They arrest soldiers timid and cowardly.
5-They arrested a soldier timid and cowardly.
Which of these sentences are correct:

1-Soldiers timid and cowardly don't fight well. - I would not put adjectives after the noun they modify.

A. Soldiers that are timid and cowardly don't fight well.


2-A soldier came in the room, a soldier timid and cowardly. You don't need to say "a soldier" twice. Get rid of the second "soldier" and the comma. Reverse the word order.

B. A timid and cowardly soldier came into the room.

3-A soldier timid and cowardly came into the room. - I would rewrite this one in the same way I rewrote the number 2.

C. A timid and cowardly soldier came into the room.


4-They arrest soldiers timid and cowardly.

D. They arrest soldiers that are timid and cowardly.

5-They arrested a soldier timid and cowardly.

E. They arrested a timid and cowardly soldier.
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