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| Recently I came across a sentence like this: The bridge is in the sun setting west. I feel uncomfortable with that sentence, but I can't tell what is wrong . Can anyone help? thanks a lot |
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| What's wrong is that it doesn't make sense. You can have all of your nouns, verbs, etc. in the right places, but they have to convey a meaning. You can say, "The cow is in the barn chewing hay." How can a bridge be in the sun? |
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| Thank you very much for your quick reply. I also think that it's illogical,but someone else argued that usage such as "buildings in the setting sun" is common in English. Trying google, I did find such usage. Hence I am confused... Would you please further explain this to me? |
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| Buildings in the setting sun is a noun phrase, and can be used as a single noun. The bridge is in the sun is an independent clause that can function as its own sentence. Try this: The bridge in the setting sun to the west stood in stark contrast to the wilderness and storm in the east. |
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| I suppose 'sun-setting' may be meant to be understood as a newly invented adjective; if so, I think it's a lousy invention, which would be best forgotten. b |
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