Can an adjective follow the preposition? Thank you.
T tkacka15 Member Joined Aug 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Nov 11, 2015 #1 Can an adjective follow the preposition? Thank you.
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Nov 11, 2015 #2 No; not unless a noun follows the adjective. PS: I'll qualify that. In poetic language it can happen, for example in the movie title "Some Kind of Beautiful."
No; not unless a noun follows the adjective. PS: I'll qualify that. In poetic language it can happen, for example in the movie title "Some Kind of Beautiful."
T tkacka15 Member Joined Aug 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Nov 11, 2015 #3 Thank you, Raymott, for your useful reply. Is "short" an adjective in "in short"?
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Nov 11, 2015 #4 "In short" is an idiom. The phrase is an adverb. So is, "in brief".
