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Clive  +  337591 Fri, 09 Mar 07 11:56 PM

Hi,

How about 'free'?Big Smile [:D]

Best wishes, Clive
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Anonymous, 2 yr 170 days ago

is that a adjective

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Grammar Geek  +  374854 Mon, 04 Jun 07 01:52 PM
Anon, is what an adjective?
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Yankee  +  374867 Mon, 04 Jun 07 02:17 PM

Maybe Anon wants to know whether the word 'that' is an adjective. Smile [:)]

If that is the case, American dictionaries call one usage of 'that' an adjective while British dictionaries call the same thing a determiner:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/35/T0143500.html
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/that?view=uk
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Clive  +  374887 Mon, 04 Jun 07 02:37 PM

Hi,

Or perhaps whether the word 'free' is an adjective? Yes, it is.

Clive
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Anonymous, 2 yr 168 days ago
 Guest wrote:
i'm sorry if this is a stupid question but can you give me examples of adjectives.
Yankee  +  375836 Wed, 06 Jun 07 02:42 PM
Hi Anon
Just read the rest of the posts in this thread. There are lots of examples given. Wink [;)]
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Anonymous, 2 yr 168 days ago

helpful

Yankee  +  375903 Wed, 06 Jun 07 04:14 PM
Exactly.  And 'helpful' an adjective, too. Smile [:)]
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