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Is "indifferent" a postpositive adjective in "leaves no one indifferent"?

English Language & Usage Asked by ceren aksengur on April 11, 2021

Does this sentence contain a postpositive adjective?

It leaves no one indifferent

I thought "indifferent" here is a postpositive adjective. Am I right?

One Answer

The adjective “indifferent” in that sentence just happens to come after “no one”, but is not attached to it. So it is not a postpositive adjective (which would be attached to the preceding material to form a phrase).

You can see this if you look at a related passive sentence: we would say “No one is left indifferent (by it)”, not *“No one indifferent is left (by it)”.

Answered by herisson on April 11, 2021

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