Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Sultry July
In the sentence, "On a sultry July afternoon we enjoyed sitting under the branches of a beautiful willow tree."
i understand that sultry is the adjective modifying July, but what do we do with afternoon? Is "July afternoon" considered a compound noun thus making sultry modify the both of them?
i understand that sultry is the adjective modifying July, but what do we do with afternoon? Is "July afternoon" considered a compound noun thus making sultry modify the both of them?
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" I suppose there may be "sultry July's," but not in this case. " I don't think it's necessary to consider "July afternoon" a compound noun. I see your example as two adjectives modifying the same noun.
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When I read your example I instinctively take "sultry" to modify "afternoon." I suppose there may be "sultry July's," but not in this case.
"This is the most sultry July I've ever had to sweat through!"
I don't think it's necessary to consider "July afternoon" a compound noun. I see your example as two adjectives modifying the same noun. Of course, "July" is not normally an a
"This is the most sultry July I've ever had to sweat through!"
I don't think it's necessary to consider "July afternoon" a compound noun. I see your example as two adjectives modifying the same noun. Of course, "July" is not normally an a
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