Hello there,
I've looked in a grammar and over the internet and couldn't find any list of adjectives which can't be qualified such as perfect (exept for the Founding fathres ) and unique.
can you refere me to a web site or book that has them
Thanks
~B~
Unqualifiable Adjectives
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Re: Unqualifiable Adjectives
Hello Brobit
Try to find it under 'non-gradable adjectives'. There are a few pages on that issue in my 'advanced grammar in use' by Cambridge University Press.
However, I would find it rather pointless to actually learn these adjectives by heart, for there are even some, that can be used in both ways, depending on their meaning:
common
Your eye colour is very common. --> frequently found, gradable
You and I have some common interests. --> shared, non-gradable.
So it's more important, in my view, to understand what makes an adjective gradable, rather than learning all of them.
Try to find it under 'non-gradable adjectives'. There are a few pages on that issue in my 'advanced grammar in use' by Cambridge University Press.
However, I would find it rather pointless to actually learn these adjectives by heart, for there are even some, that can be used in both ways, depending on their meaning:
common
Your eye colour is very common. --> frequently found, gradable
You and I have some common interests. --> shared, non-gradable.
So it's more important, in my view, to understand what makes an adjective gradable, rather than learning all of them.
Re: Unqualifiable Adjectives
This page about gradable and non-gradable adjectives may help too:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adje ... adable.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adje ... adable.htm