Friday, July 19, 2019

grammar - Is “far from perfect” grammatical?


Is “far from perfect” grammatical?


Here’s my analysis:




  1. It’s ungrammatical because the object of preposition from must be a noun, not an adjective(perfect).

  2. It’s grammatical because perfect can be a noun.

  3. It’s grammatical because perfect is the shortened version of the noun phrase “perfect state” or “being perfect”.

  4. It’s grammatical because “far from” is an adverbial phrase.


I think no. 4 is most likely correct. If it’s the case, what does it modify: the verb “is” or the adjective “perfect”?




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