893:). Their antonyms (absent and undue) and variations of due (overdue, post-due) can be placed in either position. These two words are among the least varied from the original Anglo-Norman and Old French terms, reflected in modern French, themselves all close to common Latin original forms. A third is used in locating places and in mainly dated use for complex objects:
670:. Without the preposition the formula is even more intuitive in replies. Examples pointing: "Which of the greyhounds do you like?" "Dogs this big." "A dog that weighty would definitely fit the bill." "A dog that tall to match my friend's." Examples figuratively: "A dog so fast it could win at the track".
976:, it strongly connotes "dedicated" or "reliable", and by use of the heavily conditional "should be" it denotes that, otherwise, as in the second sentence, it denotes the far more commonly used meaning in the 21st century of "at fault" or "guilty" unless the qualifying word
2325:
Very widely replaced with "treasure", "treasure" under a particular Act or "treasure subject to the law of treasure trove", originally pronounced closer to trové, a basic Old French pronunciation for found.
753:
Officers ready to be deployed...Passengers happy to leave...Tourists sad to leave...Team ecstatic with their performance...Solutions likely to work...City large enough...Rocket fast enough
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This rule does not necessarily apply to phrases with postpositives that have been rigidly fixed into names and titles. For example, an
English speaker might say "Were there two separate
3070:
542:, prepositive adjectives are the norm (attributive adjectives normally come before the nouns they modify), and adjectives appear postpositively only in special situations, if at all.
213:
being attached to the noun rather than the adjective. This pattern holds for most postpositive adjectives, with the few exceptions reflecting overriding linguistic processes such as
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by the 1970s, or just one single organization?". Other phrases remain as they are because they intrinsically use a plural construction (and have no singular form), such as
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meaning, referring to an inherent property of the object (the stars that are visible in general). Quite a significant difference in meaning is found with the adjective
1413:
Certain individual adjectives, or words of adjectival type, are typically placed after the noun. Their use is not limited to particular noun(s). Those beginning
1895:
Sometimes a noun with a postpositive modifier comes to form a set phrase, similar in some ways to the set phrases with postpositive adjectives referred to
1643:
Titles of books, films, poems, songs, etc. commonly feature nouns followed by postpositive adjectives. These are often present or past participles (see
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adjective is not final. Such phrases are common in speaking and in writing save for the reflexive which is a bit stark but common in fiction. Examples:
1899:(in that, for example, the plural ending will normally attach to the noun, rather than at the end of the phrase). Some such phrases include:
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311:
In particular instances, however, such languages may also feature prepositive adjectives. In French, certain common adjectives, including
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before an old substantive word can be equally seen as adverbial modifiers (or nouns/pronouns), intuitively expected to be later (see
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The adjective "adjacent" is occasionally used postpositive to signify a conceptual and vague relation, such as "politics adjacent".
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In
Christianity and translations of similar Abrahamic religious concepts: Christ/love/life everlasting, the devil/evil incarnate,
1220:
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The postpositive in the second sentence is expected to refer to the stars that are visible here and now; that is, it expresses a
879:). Certain other adjectives with a sense similar to those in the foregoing categories are customarily found postpositively (
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Followed by verbs in the infinitive form for some adjectives, mainly as to size, speed, emotions and probability. Examples:
816:
1975:
In some phrases, a noun adjunct appears postpositively (rather than in the usual prepositive position). Examples include
1755:
820:
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2359:(a redundancy in many jurisdictions but not France, more often referred to simply as notaries and notarial services)
315:("big"), usually precede the noun, while in Italian and Spanish they can be prepositive or postpositive adjectives:
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to follow, rather than precede, the noun it modifies. The following example is from
Italian, French and Spanish:
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When an adjective can appear in both positions, the precise meaning may depend on the position. E.g. in French:
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All adjectives are used postpositively for qualifying them precisely. The user follows the set formula:
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besides adjectives. Some kinds of modifiers tend to precede the noun, while others tend to come after.
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Adjectives must appear postpositively in
English when they qualify almost all compound and some simple
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Adjectives may undergo a change of meaning when used postpositively. Consider the following examples:
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was less important in Early Modern
English and earlier forms of English. Similar examples exist for
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predicate. The prepositive in the first sentence may also have that sense, but it may also have an
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of expressions with postpositive adjectives or other postpositive modifiers, the pluralizing
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Recognizing postpositive adjectives in
English is important for determining the correct
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For emphasis, compare "the past" and "past centuries" which are less emphatic terms
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Adjective that occurs immediately after the noun or pronoun that it complements
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Certain adjectives are used fairly commonly in postpositive position.
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Prepositive and postpositive adjectives may occur in the same phrase:
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from foreign languages that commonly use postpositives, especially
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in
English which feature postpositive adjectives. They are often
172:, and any adjective may be a predicate adjective if it follows a
47:
701:. Comparative forms are positioned before/after the noun, as in
101:, etc.), the postpositive placement of adjectives is the normal
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The Onion (satire): "William Safire Orders Two
Whoppers Junior"
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Other common cases where modifiers follow a head noun include:
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Phrases with postpositive adjectives are sometimes used with
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271:, postpositive adjectives are the norm: it is normal for an
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2525:
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With some such expressions, there is a tendency (by way of
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position; a postpositive adjective may occur either in the
141:) and certain fixed grammatical constructions (e.g. "Those
43:
1147:
In professional or honorary titles: ambassador-designate,
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769:
Frequently used noun — more usually in plural form
2003:), as well as many names of foods and dishes, such as
1418:
2117:
Names of military operations and equivalent, such as
2062:
warrant officer one, chief warrant officer two, etc.
1802:
184:(postpositive attribute in predicate of clause) and
2128:Names of scientific projects and the like, such as
1884:; other languages may use different word order. In
180:(postpositive attribute in subject of clause), but
1380:used to distinguish namesake parents and children.
1012:In culinary arts with foods, drinks, and recipes:
178:monsters unseen were said to lurk beyond the moor
3360:
1903:With a noun followed by a prepositional phrase:
682:When it is wished to modify adjectives using an
195:for a compound expression. For example, because
188:(predicate adjective in postpositive position).
182:the children trembled in fear of monsters unseen
1562:or (when used as a name suffix) — as in "
1339:: Code Amber, Code Black, Code Orange, Code Red
2050:Identifying numbers (with or without the word
1345:and other appellations, usually including the
186:the monsters, if they existed, remained unseen
2501:
2238:can be used as a third person present tense
974:can you direct me to the responsible people?
757:We need numbers of ready-to-deploy officers.
121:midnight") as well as phrases borrowed from
113:and poetic uses (e.g. "Once upon a midnight
2337:"Meet Ambassador-designate Edgard D. Kagan"
1570:
2508:
2494:
220:
199:is a postpositive adjective in the phrase
2316:In most places simply called a Patent now
2143:Plurals of expressions with postpositives
666:, or, casually to evoke an affected air,
647:. (or verb/preposition and continuation)
2377:
2334:
1133:, proof positive, times/centuries past,
566:some/any/no/every...thing/one/body/where
1486:— as in "roses and tulips galore"
1289:In certain set names of organizations:
14:
3361:
2407:
2378:Bromwich, Jonah Engel (16 July 2019).
2335:Malaysia, U. S. Embassy (2023-12-29).
2299:
2297:
2295:
1478:— as in "athlete extraordinaire"
2489:
2226:is considered the correct form) and *
1859:, come after the nouns they modify:
1446:— as in "two penguins abreast"
1430:— as in "fun and games Ă gogo"
545:
2380:"Why Is Everything 'Adjacent' Now?"
2292:
931:is named after a famous astronomer.
921:is named after a famous astronomer.
717:Set compounds and near variations.
522:In many other languages, including
24:
1960:With an adverbial particle from a
1923:is a Latin prepositional phrase),
1638:
1553:— as in "the Cold War redux"
25:
3380:
2450:
1933:is a French prepositional phrase)
1803:Other postpositive noun modifiers
1644:
1609:, as with "fiddlers three" (from
1533:— as in "the queen regnant"
1470:— as in "a bishop emeritus"
1408:
2091:
1896:
1892:language they follow the noun.)
1494:— as in "demons incarnate"
1438:— as in "buildings ablaze"
787:any way/anyhow, some way/somehow
775:infinitive of verb (i.e. to...)
235:In certain languages, including
1303:Church Universal and Triumphant
1008:). Some examples appear below:
550:
2371:
2362:
2353:
2328:
2319:
2310:
2230:(where the accepted plural is
1855:of location, etc., as well as
1827:, etc.) come before the noun.
1383:In terms kept in the original
983:
678:Generally to these scenarios:
117:", as opposed to "Once upon a
13:
1:
2285:
1678:Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1615:) or "forest primeval" (from
1525:— as in "a hero manquĂ©"
895:Sweden/the village/town/city
823:exhibit this behavior, as in
555:
384:horse" (literally "the horse
355:horse" (literally "the horse
303:horse" (literally "the horse
2415:. Cambridge, Massachusetts:
2280:Preposition and postposition
1462:— as in "food aplenty"
1262:), and several referring to
1004:(many legal terms come from
727:fruit ripe for (the) picking
7:
2457:Internet Grammar of English
2305:English Grammar: An Outline
2268:
2218:as an error. Examples are *
2205:Plurals of French compounds
1454:— as in "arms akimbo"
1135:to trip the light fantastic
673:
10:
3385:
3343:Syntax–semantics interface
2401:
2155:(most commonly the suffix
2066:Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
1880:. (These remarks apply to
1319:Situationist International
224:
109:it is largely confined to
3255:
3217:
3179:
3151:
3026:
2973:
2895:
2685:
2620:
2611:
2524:
2461:University College London
2275:Plurals of compound nouns
1835:, the adjunct (modifier)
961:Can you direct me to the
951:Can you direct me to the
791:(in) no way, in every way
42:that is placed after the
2763:Exceptional case-marking
2413:The Syntax of Adjectives
2341:U.S. Embassy in Malaysia
2216:prescriptive grammarians
1571:Archaic and poetic usage
1337:hospital emergency codes
1213:prime minister-designate
1193:minister plenipotentiary
807:somehow; it was somehow
698:proud/full of themselves
145:to leave soon exited").
50:that it modifies, as in
1323:Socialist International
1311:Japan Airlines Domestic
1256:"dexter" and "sinister"
901:operating on the heart
841:reduced relative clause
461:dog (of a small breed)"
227:Branching (linguistics)
221:Occurrence in languages
2569:Initial-stress-derived
2123:Operation Desert Storm
2111:the Sisters Rosensweig
1543:Emperor Nero redivivus
1509:Martin Luther King Jr.
1349:before the adjective:
795:It was in some way(s)
731:ripe-for-picking fruit
723:easy-to-use technology
719:technology easy-to-use
626:(optional preposition)
72:prepositive adjectives
70:. This contrasts with
32:postpositive adjective
3080:Inclusive / Exclusive
1917:president pro tempore
1849:prepositional phrases
1807:Nouns may have other
1627:possessive adjectives
1601:, usually to fit the
1295:Amnesty International
1089:In some set phrases:
803:in some ways; it was
273:attributive adjective
154:postpositive position
68:all matters financial
36:postnominal adjective
2247:Weather Undergrounds
2119:Operation Barbarossa
2001:sergeant first class
1666:Brideshead Revisited
1650:Apocalypse Now Redux
1363:Ethelred the Unready
1355:Elizabeth the Second
1291:Alcoholics Anonymous
1258:(as in bend dexter,
1127:letters testamentary
972:Used prepositively,
474:dog (for its breed)"
2960:Relative subsective
2853:Regular / Irregular
2698:Andative / Venitive
2534:Abstract / Concrete
2307:, CUP 1988, p. 109.
2303:Rodney Huddleston,
2033:Oysters Rockefeller
1997:private first class
1977:Knights Hospitaller
1726:The Matrix Reloaded
1371:generational titles
1369:etc. Note also the
1359:Alexander the Great
1327:Weather Underground
1241:directorate-general
1129:, persons unknown,
1075:malice aforethought
1014:spaghetti bolognese
658:can be replaced by
568:, those; Examples:
562:indefinite pronouns
231:Head directionality
89:In some languages (
3369:Adjectives by type
2519:and their features
2517:Lexical categories
2384:The New York Times
2071:Call of Duty Three
2021:Chicken Tetrazzini
1993:airman first class
1955:Johnny-come-lately
1761:The Road Not Taken
1756:Prometheus Unbound
1738:Orpheus Descending
1732:Monsters Unleashed
1696:Hercules Unchained
1594:Flame Imperishable
1197:minister-president
1173:postmaster general
1157:professor emeritus
888:the first payment
860:the only decision
156:is independent of
3356:
3355:
3161:Casally modulated
3066:Formal / Informal
2955:Pure intersective
2905:Anti-intersective
2891:
2890:
2838:Preterite-present
2409:Cinque, Guglielmo
2185:attorneys general
1926:fish filet deluxe
1877:to whom you spoke
1839:comes before the
1778:Tarzan Triumphant
1750:Paradise Regained
1708:Jupiter Ascending
1507:) — as in "
1390:agent provocateur
1254:: with the words
1221:secretary-general
1084:persona non grata
998:loan translations
867:the worst choice
779:
778:
692:(noun/pronoun)...
651:
650:
546:In modern English
123:Romance languages
16:(Redirected from
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2935:Non-intersective
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2181:attorney general
2130:Project Daedalus
2017:Cherries Jubilee
1857:relative clauses
1843:(modified noun)
1790:The World Unseen
1772:To a God Unknown
1714:The Life Aquatic
1684:A Dream Deferred
1581:things forgotten
1564:Barack Obama Sr.
1503:(when used as a
1351:Henry the Eighth
1347:definite article
1315:Ruritan National
1272:passant guardant
1245:director-general
1181:astronomer royal
1169:governor general
1161:attorney general
1115:heir presumptive
1103:corporation sole
941:individual-level
821:past participles
789:, as well as to
766:
765:
694:anxious to leave
684:adjective phrase
623:
622:
581:those well-baked
205:, the plural is
80:lucky contestant
57:attorney general
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2773:Germanic strong
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2476:everything2.com
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2083:Shrek the Third
2045:duck a l'orange
2009:beef Wellington
1981:Knights Templar
1909:editor-in-chief
1868:all the people
1847:. By contrast,
1805:
1784:Time Remembered
1766:Sonic Unleashed
1702:House Beautiful
1690:Hannibal Rising
1655:Bad Moon Rising
1641:
1639:Titles of works
1589:dreams believed
1573:
1541:— as in "
1411:
1385:French language
1307:Generation Next
1209:president-elect
1177:surgeon general
1149:bishop emeritus
1139:time immemorial
1079:malice prepense
1070:locus classicus
988:There are many
986:
881:all the people
833:one of the men
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3223:
3221:
3215:
3214:
3212:
3211:
3206:
3201:
3196:
3191:
3185:
3183:
3177:
3176:
3174:
3173:
3168:
3163:
3157:
3155:
3149:
3148:
3146:
3145:
3132:
3127:
3122:
3117:
3112:
3107:
3102:
3097:
3092:
3087:
3082:
3077:
3071:Gender-neutral
3068:
3063:
3058:
3053:
3048:
3043:
3038:
3036:Bound variable
3032:
3030:
3024:
3023:
3021:
3020:
3015:
3010:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2985:
2979:
2977:
2971:
2970:
2968:
2967:
2962:
2957:
2952:
2947:
2942:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2912:
2907:
2901:
2899:
2893:
2892:
2889:
2888:
2886:
2885:
2880:
2875:
2870:
2865:
2860:
2855:
2850:
2845:
2840:
2835:
2830:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2775:
2770:
2765:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2740:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2710:
2705:
2700:
2695:
2693:Ambitransitive
2689:
2687:
2683:
2682:
2680:
2679:
2674:
2669:
2664:
2659:
2654:
2649:
2644:
2635:
2630:
2624:
2622:
2615:
2609:
2608:
2606:
2605:
2600:
2591:
2586:
2581:
2576:
2571:
2566:
2561:
2556:
2551:
2546:
2541:
2536:
2530:
2528:
2522:
2521:
2513:
2512:
2505:
2498:
2490:
2484:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2452:
2451:External links
2449:
2448:
2447:
2425:
2403:
2400:
2397:
2396:
2370:
2361:
2352:
2327:
2318:
2309:
2290:
2289:
2287:
2284:
2283:
2282:
2277:
2270:
2267:
2263:Workers United
2259:Brothers Grimm
2255:nachos supreme
2236:court-martials
2232:courts-martial
2228:court-martials
2224:queens consort
2220:queen consorts
2212:regularization
2195:, and that of
2144:
2141:
2140:
2139:
2136:
2126:
2115:
2105:Brothers Grimm
2005:Bananas Foster
1973:
1972:
1958:
1934:
1882:English syntax
1825:demonstratives
1804:
1801:
1720:A Love Supreme
1672:Chicken Little
1640:
1637:
1585:words unspoken
1579:effect, as in
1572:
1569:
1568:
1567:
1554:
1546:
1534:
1526:
1512:
1495:
1487:
1479:
1475:extraordinaire
1471:
1463:
1455:
1447:
1439:
1431:
1410:
1409:Set adjectives
1407:
1406:
1405:
1381:
1367:Nero Redivivus
1343:Regnal numbers
1340:
1333:
1331:Workers United
1299:Archive Global
1287:
1280:phoenix rising
1266:, as in eagle
1248:
1237:prince consort
1225:sergeant major
1185:princess royal
1165:consul general
1145:
1143:treasure trove
1131:pound sterling
1123:letters patent
1095:body corporate
1087:
1039:
1033:
985:
982:
970:
969:
959:
933:
932:
922:
853:the best room
783:
782:
781:
780:
777:
776:
773:
770:
760:
759:
749:
703:we need a box
675:
672:
653:
652:
649:
648:
645:
642:
637:
634:
627:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
520:
519:
476:
475:
462:
448:
434:
421:
408:
390:
389:
360:
331:
309:
308:
222:
219:
207:courts-martial
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3381:
3370:
3367:
3366:
3364:
3349:
3346:
3344:
3341:
3339:
3336:
3332:
3328:
3325:
3324:
3323:
3320:
3318:
3315:
3313:
3310:
3306:
3303:
3301:
3298:
3297:
3296:
3293:
3291:
3288:
3286:
3283:
3281:
3278:
3276:
3273:
3269:
3266:
3265:
3264:
3261:
3260:
3258:
3254:
3248:
3245:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3233:
3232:Interrogative
3230:
3228:
3225:
3224:
3222:
3220:
3216:
3210:
3207:
3205:
3202:
3200:
3199:Interrogative
3197:
3195:
3194:Demonstrative
3192:
3190:
3187:
3186:
3184:
3182:
3178:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3162:
3159:
3158:
3156:
3154:
3150:
3144:
3143:Prepositional
3140:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3130:Strong / Weak
3128:
3126:
3123:
3121:
3118:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3095:Interrogative
3093:
3091:
3088:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3078:
3076:
3072:
3069:
3067:
3064:
3062:
3059:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3049:
3047:
3044:
3042:
3041:Demonstrative
3039:
3037:
3034:
3033:
3031:
3029:
3025:
3019:
3016:
3014:
3011:
3009:
3008:Prepositional
3006:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2998:Interrogative
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2980:
2978:
2976:
2972:
2966:
2963:
2961:
2958:
2956:
2953:
2951:
2948:
2946:
2943:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2920:Demonstrative
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2902:
2900:
2898:
2894:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2849:
2846:
2844:
2841:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2778:Germanic weak
2776:
2774:
2771:
2769:
2768:Frequentative
2766:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2708:Autocausative
2706:
2704:
2703:Anticausative
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2690:
2688:
2684:
2678:
2675:
2673:
2672:Transgressive
2670:
2668:
2665:
2663:
2660:
2658:
2655:
2653:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
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2625:
2623:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2610:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2595:
2592:
2590:
2587:
2585:
2582:
2580:
2577:
2575:
2572:
2570:
2567:
2565:
2562:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2550:
2547:
2545:
2542:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2531:
2529:
2527:
2523:
2518:
2511:
2506:
2504:
2499:
2497:
2492:
2491:
2488:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2458:
2455:
2454:
2444:
2440:
2436:
2432:
2428:
2426:9780262014168
2422:
2418:
2414:
2410:
2406:
2405:
2385:
2381:
2374:
2365:
2356:
2342:
2338:
2331:
2322:
2313:
2306:
2300:
2298:
2296:
2291:
2281:
2278:
2276:
2273:
2272:
2266:
2264:
2260:
2256:
2252:
2251:eggs Benedict
2248:
2243:
2241:
2237:
2233:
2229:
2225:
2221:
2217:
2213:
2208:
2206:
2202:
2198:
2194:
2190:
2186:
2182:
2178:
2177:battles royal
2174:
2170:
2166:
2162:
2158:
2154:
2150:
2137:
2135:
2131:
2127:
2124:
2120:
2116:
2113:
2112:
2107:
2106:
2101:Phrases like
2100:
2099:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2089:
2085:
2084:
2079:
2078:
2073:
2072:
2067:
2063:
2059:
2058:
2053:
2048:
2046:
2042:
2041:steak tartare
2038:
2034:
2030:
2029:Eggs Benedict
2026:
2025:CrĂŞpe Suzette
2022:
2018:
2014:
2013:broccoli raab
2010:
2006:
2002:
1998:
1994:
1990:
1986:
1982:
1978:
1971:
1967:
1963:
1959:
1957:
1956:
1951:
1947:
1943:
1939:
1935:
1932:
1928:
1927:
1922:
1918:
1914:
1910:
1906:
1905:mother-in-law
1902:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1893:
1891:
1887:
1883:
1879:
1878:
1872:
1871:
1865:
1864:
1861:the elephant
1858:
1854:
1850:
1846:
1842:
1838:
1834:
1830:
1829:Noun adjuncts
1826:
1822:
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1792:
1791:
1786:
1785:
1780:
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1774:
1773:
1768:
1767:
1762:
1758:
1757:
1752:
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1746:
1745:
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1728:
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1722:
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1710:
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1698:
1697:
1692:
1691:
1686:
1685:
1680:
1679:
1674:
1673:
1668:
1667:
1662:
1661:
1660:Body Electric
1656:
1652:
1651:
1646:
1636:
1634:
1633:
1632:Twelfth Night
1628:
1624:
1620:
1619:
1614:
1613:
1612:Old King Cole
1608:
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1600:
1596:
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1590:
1586:
1582:
1578:
1565:
1561:
1559:
1555:
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1527:
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1500:
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1492:
1488:
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1480:
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1472:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1461:
1460:
1456:
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1448:
1445:
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1440:
1437:
1436:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1424:
1423:
1422:
1420:
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1404:
1403:
1398:
1397:
1396:cause célèbre
1392:
1391:
1386:
1382:
1379:
1375:
1372:
1368:
1364:
1360:
1356:
1352:
1348:
1344:
1341:
1338:
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1328:
1324:
1320:
1316:
1312:
1308:
1304:
1300:
1296:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1281:
1277:
1273:
1269:
1265:
1261:
1260:bend sinister
1257:
1253:
1249:
1246:
1242:
1238:
1234:
1233:queen regnant
1230:
1229:queen consort
1226:
1222:
1218:
1217:prince regent
1214:
1210:
1206:
1205:poet laureate
1202:
1201:notary public
1198:
1194:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1178:
1174:
1170:
1166:
1162:
1158:
1154:
1153:pope emeritus
1150:
1146:
1144:
1140:
1136:
1132:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1119:knight errant
1116:
1112:
1111:heir apparent
1108:
1104:
1100:
1096:
1092:
1088:
1086:
1085:
1080:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1066:
1065:
1064:force majeure
1060:
1056:
1055:court-martial
1052:
1051:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1031:
1027:
1023:
1019:
1018:chicken korma
1015:
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1009:
1007:
1003:
999:
995:
991:
981:
979:
975:
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942:
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792:
788:
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767:
764:
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761:
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750:
748:
747:case in point
744:
743:task underway
740:
737:). Examples:
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724:
720:
716:
714:
708:
706:
700:
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695:
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671:
669:
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646:
643:
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624:
621:
620:
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614:
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609:
604:
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589:
583:
582:
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576:
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567:
563:
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541:
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491:
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41:
37:
33:
19:
3331:Pro-sentence
3305:Onomatopoeia
3295:Interjection
3268:Measure word
3051:Distributive
2945:Postpositive
2944:
2925:Intersective
2878:Unaccusative
2823:Performative
2793:Intransitive
2753:Ditransitive
2579:Noun adjunct
2466:Heading East
2412:
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2383:
2373:
2364:
2355:
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2235:
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2227:
2223:
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2209:
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2196:
2193:brides-to-be
2192:
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2180:
2176:
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2172:
2169:towns proper
2168:
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2160:
2156:
2149:plural forms
2146:
2134:Project Echo
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2102:
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2088:Generation Y
2081:
2075:
2069:
2055:
2051:
2049:
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1969:
1965:
1962:phrasal verb
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1949:
1946:father-to-be
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1916:
1913:right of way
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1481:
1473:
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1457:
1449:
1441:
1433:
1425:
1414:
1412:
1402:femme fatale
1400:
1394:
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1377:
1373:
1189:airman basic
1099:body politic
1091:battle royal
1082:
1078:
1068:
1062:
1048:
1042:
1037:God Almighty
987:
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2833:Predicative
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2165:town proper
2037:peach Melba
1989:girl Friday
1950:bride-to-be
1942:verb phrase
1921:pro tempore
1863:in the room
1821:possessives
1815:(including
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1505:name suffix
990:set phrases
984:Set phrases
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954:responsible
945:responsible
937:stage-level
739:job in hand
715:box than...
613:was shocked
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346:il cavallo
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294:el caballo
280:il cavallo
158:predicative
18:Prepositive
3348:Yes and no
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3110:Reciprocal
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556:Compulsory
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424:une fille
287:le cheval
269:Vietnamese
249:Portuguese
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608:Everyone
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570:We need
536:Japanese
257:Romanian
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3312:Preverb
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1929:(where
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1522:manquée
1459:aplenty
1443:abreast
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1276:rampant
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532:Russian
524:English
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705:bigger
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