[Grammar] apart as an adjective

[UM Chakma]

Hi there,

When taken as a single word. the word "apart" has basically two meanings, i.e. "separately(adv), except(adv), separated(adv)". Let me give you examples of those meanings.

I usually sit with girls a bit apart.(separately)
Apart from the ticket you cannot enter the theater.(except)

But I am unable to use it when it comes to an adjective. I have tried though. "I had left my home since my childhood. I am apart so I always feel like calling my Mom" Is it correct?

 

[SoothingDave]

None of your sentences are very good.

As for an adjective, try "When we are apart, I miss my wife."

 

[UM Chakma]

None of your sentences are very good.

As for an adjective, try "When we are apart, I miss my wife."

When it comes to an adjective, "apart" is specifically used for husband and wife, isn't it?

 

[probus]

No.

When my dogs are apart they are less well-behaved than when they are together.

 

[Rover_KE]

When it comes to an adjective, "apart" is specifically used for husband and wife, isn't it?

No.

'Don't sit with your legs apart.'

Besides, cohabiting couples are not always married — nor even the same sex.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi there,

When taken as a single word. the word "apart" has basically two meanings, i.e. "separately(adv), except(adv), separated(adv)". Let me give you examples of those meanings.

I usually sit with girls a bit apart.(separately)
I usually sit away from the girls.
I usually sit separately from the girls.
The girls and I usually sit some distance apart.

Apart from the ticket you cannot enter the theater.(except)
Without a ticket, you cannot enter the theatre. (Note that "except" does not work here either.)

But I am unable to use it when it comes to an adjective. I have tried though. "I had left my home since my childhood. I am apart so I always feel like calling my Mom" Is it correct?

Please see my comments in red above about the two sentences you suggested. Here are some other uses:

Those two trees are three feet apart.
Stand with your feet together, not apart.
When my grandparents are apart, even briefly, they are both very sad.