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<div | <div class="pg_page_title"> Adjectives which normally follow the noun but can also precede, without significant changes in meaning</div> | ||
Most adjectives which normally follow the noun can occur before it as well, without a significant change in the meaning of the adjective. Such prepositioning is usually for stylistic effect: to vary sentence structure or avoid having two or more adjectives following the same noun. The position before the noun is favoured where the adjective in some way measures or quantifies the meaning of the noun: | Most adjectives which normally follow the noun can occur before it as well, without a significant change in the meaning of the adjective. Such prepositioning is usually for stylistic effect: to vary sentence structure or avoid having two or more adjectives following the same noun. The position before the noun is favoured where the adjective in some way measures or quantifies the meaning of the noun: | ||
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== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Simple-arithmetic-(le-calcul)|Simple arithmetic (le calcul)]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Simple-arithmetic-(le-calcul)|Simple arithmetic (le calcul)]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/The-partitive-article-"du",-"de-l'",-"de-la"-and-"des"|The partitive article "du", "de l'", "de la" and "des"]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/The-partitive-article-"du",-"de-l'",-"de-la"-and-"des"|The partitive article "du", "de l'", "de la" and "des"]] | ||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Differences-in-the-use-of-numbers-in-French-and-English-Dates|Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Dates]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Differences-in-the-use-of-numbers-in-French-and-English-Dates|Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Dates]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Comparing-neutral-ce,-cela,-ça-with-personal-il-ils-and-elle-elles|Comparing neutral ce, cela, ça with personal il ils and elle elles]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Comparing-neutral-ce,-cela,-ça-with-personal-il-ils-and-elle-elles|Comparing neutral ce, cela, ça with personal il ils and elle elles]] | ||
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