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Hi Yankee,
Please only tell me correct or not.
A.Two ungradable adjectives from the same class:
1.The political, financial conditions.
2.The political financial conditions.
3.The financial political conditions.
4.The financial,political conditions.
5. a/ (1) = (4)? ; (2) = (3)? (for (5),please explain if not)
I'd rather not try to explain something that I find improbable to begin with. Sorry.
B. More than two ungradable adjectives from the same class:
6.The political, financial,economic conditions.
7.The political financial economic conditions.
8.The political, financial and economic conditions.
9.Those are financial economic polotical conditions.
10.Those are economic financial polotical conditions.
11.Those are financial polotical economic conditions.
12Those are polotical economic financial conditions .
13.Those are economic polotical financial conditions.
14. (9)= (10) = (11) = (12) = (13)? (for (14), please explain if not).
I'd rather not try to explain something that I find improbable to begin with. Sorry.
C.Two ungradable adjectives from the different classes:
15. improving financial conditions. C
16. improving, financial conditions. I
D.More than two ungradable adjectives from the different classes:
17.improving English financial conditions. improving financial conditions in England?
18. improving, English, financial conditions. I
19.improving, English and financial conditions. I
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:19 am Ungradable adjectives (to Yankee and who want to see) |
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Hi Yankee,
Here are my opinions. Please correct them.
A.Two ungradable adjectives from the same class:
1.The political, financial conditions. C
2.The political financial conditions. I
3.The financial political conditions. C
4.The financial,political conditions. I
B. More than two ungradable adjectives from the same class:
6.The political, financial,economic conditions. C
7.The political financial economic conditions. I
8.The political, financial and economic conditions. C
9.Those are financial economic polotical conditions. I
10.Those are economic financial polotical conditions. I
11.Those are financial polotical economic conditions. I
12Those are polotical economic financial conditions . I
13.Those are economic polotical financial conditions. I
D.More than two ungradable adjectives from the different classes:
17.improving English financial conditions.
improving financial conditions in England? Yes
Is (17) correct?
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:46 am Ungradable adjectives (to Yankee and who want to see) |
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| tung quoc wrote: |
Hi Yankee,
Here are my opinions. Please correct them.
A.Two ungradable adjectives from the same class:
1.The political, financial conditions. I
2.The political financial conditions. "mechanically" correct.
3.The financial political conditions. "mechanically" correct.
4.The financial,political conditions. I
Whether the "mechanically correct" groups of words can be used in a meaningful way is questionable. You would have to prove this choice of words to me using a complete sentence. If you cannot do that, then the groups of words should be considered incorrect.
B. More than two ungradable adjectives from the same class:
6.The political, financial,economic conditions. I
7.The political financial economic conditions. I
8.The political, financial and economic conditions. C This refers to three separate and distinct sets of conditions: conditions A, conditions B and conditions C.
This does not refer to one set of conditions that has three different kinds of characterisics.
9.Those are financial economic polotical conditions. I
10.Those are economic financial polotical conditions. I
11.Those are financial polotical economic conditions. I
12Those are polotical economic financial conditions . I
13.Those are economic polotical financial conditions. I
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