Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Genetically controlled higher
Please consider the given phrases:
1: genetically controlled higher
2: genetically controlled high
'genetically' is an adverb, 'controlled' an adjective, and 'higher' and 'high' are adjectives.
Question 1:
Are the phrases correct? An adjective cannot modify another adjective such as 'controlled' modifying 'high/higher'. Could 'genetically' and 'controlled' be joined by a hyphen, genetically-controlled, to function as an adverb? If yes, then what is the general rule to do this - one could argue that an adjecive had been formed by hyphenation of 'genetically' and 'controlled'?
Question 2:
'higher' is comparative degree of adjective 'high'. Am I correct?
1: genetically controlled higher
2: genetically controlled high
'genetically' is an adverb, 'controlled' an adjective, and 'higher' and 'high' are adjectives.
Question 1:
Are the phrases correct? An adjective cannot modify another adjective such as 'controlled' modifying 'high/higher'. Could 'genetically' and 'controlled' be joined by a hyphen, genetically-controlled, to function as an adverb? If yes, then what is the general rule to do this - one could argue that an adjecive had been formed by hyphenation of 'genetically' and 'controlled'?
Question 2:
'higher' is comparative degree of adjective 'high'. Am I correct?
Top answer
" It doesn't seem to me that the quite common expressions "genetically modified corn" and "genetically engineered seed" are hyphenated. I'll have to consult Mrs. Google.
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I have no problem with "genetically-controlled" as an adjective, but I can make no sense out of your question about "high/higher."
It doesn't seem to me that the quite common expressions "genetically modified corn" and "genetically engineered seed" are hyphenated. I'll have to consult Mrs. Google.
It doesn't seem to me that the quite common expressions "genetically modified corn" and "genetically engineered seed" are hyphenated. I'll have to consult Mrs. Google.
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