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  1. 21-Oct-2010, 00:35 #1
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    Default postmodification

    1. A big and beautiful house is over there.
    2. A house over there is big and beautiful.
    #1 is supposed to be correct. Is #2 also acceptable?
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    Default Re: postmodification

    Quote Originally Posted by sitifan View Post
    1. A big and beautiful house is over there.
    2. A house over there is big and beautiful.
    #1 is supposed to be correct. Is #2 also acceptable?
    Yes, it's grammatical.
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    Default Re: postmodification

    Not a teacher

    It's just to add this #3 "A house, which is big and beautiful, is over there."
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