Adverb modifying adjective

[Fabulous_Learner]

Hello,

1- I would like to know why someone would say:

(a)- I want to get my car repaired in closely located shops....

and not saying:
(b)- I want to get my car repaired in close shops.

2- Another example:

(a)- We regularly receive newly arriving products....
(b)- We regularly receive new products.

Is (a) exactly the same as (b) in both examples? Is one of them is wrong, or more correct (or maybe more precise) than the other?

Thanks!

[bhaisahab]

Hello,

1- I would like to know why someone would say:

(a)- I want to get my car repaired in closely located shops....

and not saying:
(b)- I want to get my car repaired in close shops.

2- Another example:

(a)- We regularly receive newly arriving products....
(b)- We regularly receive new products.

Is (a) exactly the same as (b) in both examples? Is one of them is wrong, or more correct (or maybe more precise) than the other?

Thanks!

1 (a) and (b) are unnatural English.

[5jj]

1 (a) and (b) are unnatural English.

2(a) is not exactly natural.

[bhaisahab]

2(a) is not exactly natural.

No, it's not.

[emsr2d2]

We might say "I want to get my car repaired in a nearby garage" but not "closely located". In BrE, you don't get your car repaired in a shop. In AmE, I think that when your car is in the repair facility, it can be described as being "in the shop".

[Fabulous_Learner]

Thanks for your replies!

For 2 (a), I would like to know why it is not natural to say it. Do you mean that it is not natural to use an adverb in modifying an adjective? or just because of the way it is being said in the sentence context?

For 1 (a) and (b), nearby is certainly the right keyword. Thanks!

[Barb_D]

The problem is your choice of words and the word order. Of course adverbs can modify adjectives. She was smiling radiently when she accepted her medal. It was a radiently smiling Sarah who accepted her medal for first place.

[5jj]

She was smiling radiently when she accepted her medal. It was a radiently smiling Sarah who accepted her medal for first place.

You are posting from your phone again, Barb.

It's radiantly.

[Fabulous_Learner]

Hello,

Thanks for your replies. I am still wondering why the sentence: "It was a radiantly smiling Sarah who accepted her medal for first place." is natural, and the sentence: "We regularly receive newly arriving products." is not!

If I want to use this sentence more correctly with an adverb that modifies an adjective, which words can I choose instead of "newly arriving"?

Thanks!

[Rover_KE]

'We regularly receive freshly baked cakes.'