#29 - Adjective - Change "is translated as" to "means that" or "refers to"?? - en_gwt

SusanQuigley commented

2023-05-30 15:04:11 +00:00

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If there is an article in the same form as an adjective and a noun in a sentence, then where the adjective is located can affect how it is translated. For example, if the words the, tall, and man are in the same form in a sentence. The is an article. Tall is an adjective. Man is a noun.

If the order of the words is article, adjective, noun, then it is translated as the tall man.
If the order of the words is article, noun, article, adjective, then it is translated as the tall man.
If the order of the words is noun, article adjective, then it is translated as the tall man.
If the order of the words is adjective, article, noun, then it is translated as the man is tall.
If the order of the words is article, noun, adjective, then it is translated as the man is tall.

The adjective will have the same case, gender, and number as the thing it describes.

Drew, I don't know if people will understand what "If there is an article in the same form as an adjective and a noun" means.

Also, I think you said that you wanted to avoid wording that would lead people to confuse meaning with translation. What would you think of changing "it is translated as" to "the prhase refers to" or "it is a clause that means"?

If an article, adjective, and noun in a sentence all have the same case, gender, and number, then where the adjective is located can indicate the meaning. For example, a sentence might have the words "the," "tall, and "man." "The" is an article, "tall" is an adjective, and "man" is a noun.

If the order of the words is article, adjective, noun, then the phrase refers to the tall man.
If the order of the words is article, noun, article, adjective, then then the phrase refers to the tall man.
If the order of the words is noun, article adjective, then the phrase refers to the tall man.
If the order of the words is adjective, article, noun, then it is a clause that means that the man is tall.
If the order of the words is article, noun, adjective, it is a clause that means that the man is tall.

If there is an article in the same form as an adjective and a noun in a sentence, then where the adjective is located can affect how it is translated. For example, if the words the, tall, and man are in the same form in a sentence. The is an article. Tall is an adjective. Man is a noun. * If the order of the words is article, adjective, noun, then it is translated as the tall man. * If the order of the words is article, noun, article, adjective, then it is translated as the tall man. * If the order of the words is noun, article adjective, then it is translated as the tall man. * If the order of the words is adjective, article, noun, then it is translated as the man is tall. * If the order of the words is article, noun, adjective, then it is translated as the man is tall. The adjective will have the same case, gender, and number as the thing it describes. ---- Drew, I don't know if people will understand what "If there is an article in the same form as an adjective and a noun" means. Also, I think you said that you wanted to avoid wording that would lead people to confuse meaning with translation. What would you think of changing "it is translated as" to "the prhase refers to" or "it is a clause that means"? ------- If an article, adjective, and noun in a sentence all have the same case, gender, and number, then where the adjective is located can indicate the meaning. For example, a sentence might have the words "the," "tall, and "man." "The" is an article, "tall" is an adjective, and "man" is a noun. * If the order of the words is article, adjective, noun, then the phrase refers to **_the tall man_**. * If the order of the words is article, noun, article, adjective, then then the phrase refers to **_the tall man_**. * If the order of the words is noun, article adjective, then the phrase refers to **_the tall man_**. * If the order of the words is adjective, article, noun, then it is a clause that means that **_the man is tall_**. * If the order of the words is article, noun, adjective, it is a clause that means that **_the man is tall_**.