Can you tell whether 'clear' in the following slogan have been used as a verb, or maybe it's a noun? What do you think?
Clear in mind, body and soul.
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..medieval knight, yeah that's me.Tora wrote:I'm inclined to think it's an adjective, just because it's a slogan, who knows if it was written on a shield of some medieval knight
I forgot to say that it was written on an advertisement (Pracci, perfume) in a magazine.
Anyway, you seem to be correct. It could be an adjective. Merci!
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Bah.
Let's turn the advertisement into a complete sentence so we can see how "clear" is being used.
Example 1: This perfume is clear in mind, body, and soul.
That sounds silly, because perfume doesn't *have* a mind, body, or soul...but the usage of "clear" would be as a predicate adjective here.
Example 2: This perfume makes you clear in mind, body, and soul.
That makes a little more sense...and "clear" is still being used as a predicate adjective.
Example 1: This perfume is clear in mind, body, and soul.
That sounds silly, because perfume doesn't *have* a mind, body, or soul...but the usage of "clear" would be as a predicate adjective here.
Example 2: This perfume makes you clear in mind, body, and soul.
That makes a little more sense...and "clear" is still being used as a predicate adjective.