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I agree with you to a certain extent. I'm sure there must be an ESL term for an adjective used as a noun in this way. I know that if you look up "wealthy" in the dictionary you'll find it listed only as an adjective, and not as a noun. But it can clearly be used as the subject...

First,. let me say that I agree usage-wise Nona and you. I also think that the mother-example is a good one - but it's not a perfect one. It's a good one, because it demonstrates the difference between the time of action and the time of speaking. Noun references are routinely rooted...

There's some differentiation between the two here, they seem to be considered synonyms only for the meaning 2: --------- till Function: preposition 1 chiefly Scotland a : to a place of arrival : through to : as far as < till an end> b : to or toward a limit or...

I think the majority of disagreement to my post so far has been on the actual points. The points are well known and well established. What's more, and I am hesitant to say this as doing so appeals to authority, mathematical geniuses who currently are contructing a mathematical paragon for the...

Hi, A. Is The talks are aiming at a compromise the same as The talks are aimed at a compromise ? If not, could you please explain the differences between them? These are often used with no intended difference in meaning. However, here are a couple of general comments. #1 - sounds like it...

"John and me went to town" may be common, but I would consider it incorrect usage. Many native speakers use it, but I would definitely not advise an English learner to adopt it. It's not based on "shaky grounds" but on the difference between grammatical subjects and grammatical objects. ...

Miriam wrote: 1. "Mary made Tom a hero." 2. "Mary made Tom a cake." Both sentences are, structurally, exactly alike. In both we have a verb that can take an object complement, and in both the direct object (Tom) is followed by a noun phrase. The only difference between both, again from...

Hello, everyone. I'm truly surprised to see a simple question has developed into such a long thread which, I must say, has strayed from the original question. "Alive" is not an object complement. It is simply an adjective that is used postpositively. There is no freedom of choice as to where...

Miriam wrote: But there is more to say about "alive": it is one of the few adjectives in English (such as alone and awake) which are generally used pospositively, that is, after the noun they modify. So, in this case, I wouldn't say "alive" is an object complement. Rather, the whole noun...

Hello, Hanuman. The practice of burning a woman alive on the pyre of her husband is called .. "Alive" is certainly an adjective, so I basically agree with MrPedantic. But there is more to say about "alive": it is one of the few adjectives in English (such as alone and awake) which are...