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Adjective: 'I am very pragmatic person' vs 'I am very pragmatic'



 
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Adjective: 'I am very pragmatic person' vs 'I am very pragmatic' #1 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 13:25 pm   Adjective: 'I am very pragmatic person' vs 'I am very pragmatic'
 

Hi ,

I have a doubt. I am writing one sentence below this line.

" I am very pragmatic person"
or

" I am very pragmatic"

Which one is correct ?

Could you please explain me for the above question?

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Adjective: 'I am very pragmatic person' vs 'I am very pragmatic' #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 13:41 pm   Adjective: 'I am very pragmatic person' vs 'I am very pragmatic'
 

.
These are correct:

I am a very pragmatic person.
I am very pragmatic
.

The first needs the article because there is a noun.
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Adjective: 'I am very pragmatic person' vs 'I am very pragmatic' #3 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 13:45 pm   Adjective: 'I am very pragmatic person' vs 'I am very pragmatic'
 

Hi Pavan

The first one with a little "a" would work, as you need to "articlize" your noun;

I am a very pragmatic person.

Then both would be correct usages.

The first one referring to you as a person, and the second just describing yourself with a simple adjective.

I would tend to use the latter (last one), but it is just style.Cool

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Adjective: 'I am very pragmatic person' vs 'I am very pragmatic' #4 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 13:46 pm   Adjective: 'I am very pragmatic person' vs 'I am very pragmatic'
 

Hi Pavan,

Well it seems Mister M is pragmatic and quicker to the draw

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