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→postpositive adjectives: adjectives that follow nouns
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=== postpositive adjectives: adjectives that follow nouns === | === postpositive adjectives: adjectives that follow nouns === | ||
* postpositive adjectives are uncommon but have a couple general uses: | * postpositive adjectives are uncommon but have a couple general uses: | ||
* modifying "indefinite pronouns" | |||
** postpositive adjective phrases for emphasis or comparison: | ** "someone interesting" or "something great" = the adjective follows the indefinite pronoun | ||
** indefinite pronouns refer to "some" -one, -body or -thing and not to a definite, or specific person or thing (this, that, they, him, you, etc.) | |||
* postpositive adjective phrases for emphasis or comparison: | |||
** "The team needs a player ''better'' than that" | |||
*** the adjective "better" describes the noun "player" but follows the noun instead of preceding | |||
** "A dog this ''big''" | |||
* compound* words in which the noun follows the adjective: | * compound* words in which the noun follows the adjective: | ||