Position of adjective

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Uthman

#482858 Thu, 28 Feb 08 07:24 PM

Hi everyone!

What's the difference between the following two sentences?

1. Please read carefully the information available on the CAMES website about the Summer Arabic Program.
2. Please read carefully the available information on...

In the first sentence "Available", which is an adjective follows the noun "Information" that it modifies "Am I right?", while, In the second, it comes before the noun.
What I've learnt that adjective usually precedes noun. Does the first usage convey extra meaning?
Thanks!

Uthman

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Doll

#482874 Thu, 28 Feb 08 08:10 PM

This is my take:

I would read the first sentence like this:

Please read carefully the information (which is) available on the CAMES website about the Summer Arabic Program.

2. Please read carefully the available information on... I would write this sentence like this: Please read the available information carefully. Here available modifies the information. The tye of informaiton is its being available.

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Susankay

#482893 Thu, 28 Feb 08 09:10 PM

Please read carefully the information (available on the CAMES website about the Summer Arabic Program.) this adjective clause modifies information.

2. Please read carefully the available (this is now a one word adjective used to describe information) information (on the CAMES . . . Program..) prepositional phrase modifying information.

Susankay

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CalifJim

#482910 Thu, 28 Feb 08 10:16 PM

The relevant combination is available on, not information on, so placing available closer to on makes sense. The second of the two is a little awkward because of this.

1. information which is available on ... (as opposed to information which is not available on ...)

2. available information which is on ... (as opposed to unavailable information which is on ...)

Only the emphasis changes in this pair, because the meaning is not significantly different.