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1.5.3.2 2.Placement of Adjectives形容词的位置
2.Placement of Adjectives形容词的位置

All adjectives must be placed correctly in sentences;that is,adjective modifiers should be placed as closely as possible to the nouns or pronouns that are modified.Compare the following pairs of sentences,in which the first one should be avoided.

形容词在句中的位置通常必须与所修饰的名词紧密相连,下例各组中的第一句要尽量避免。

General Managers recommend iPhone by the hundreds.

General Managers by the hundreds recommend iPhone.

The News Weekly reported that the dog bit the small girl with the black spots.

It was reported that the dog with the black spots bit the small girl.

The new employee only missed five questions on the test.

The new employee missed only five questions on the test.