i don't know english.so i have a question now.?

Question

there is an word like this;
"I thought your main reason would be something more important like job or ..life or something."what i am thinking curiously in this sentence,it is "something more important" mentioned above sentences,as i known,"something is a noun and "more" is an adjective and "important" is an adjective,then this sentence is "a noun + adjective + adjective",but i have heard from someone that "a noun + an adjective " make not sense,then can "first sentence" changes into "i thought your main reason would be a more important something like job or ...life or something"?i am not native american.i don't know english.it is a person to hope to learn an english.that's all.

Answer 1

"I thought your main reason would be something more important like your job or your life or something like that."
or
"I thought your main reason would be a more important one like your job or your life or something like that."

Either of these are fine Adjectives don't have to precede nouns, as this example aptly demonstrates. "More" is an adverb, describing the adjective "important" which describes the noun "something"

Answer 2

Hi,

I think you are getting a bit confused by the definition of a complete sentence. "Something more important" is a phrase not a sentence. There is nothing wrong with two adjectives in a row modifying a noun. However, if you look at the entire sentence: "I thought your main reason would be something more important like job or ..life or something.", you will see that the subject is I, the predicate is thought and the object is the word reason. The rest of it is simply an objective phrase. There is no rule that says you cannot have more than one adjective but there is a rule that you must have a at least a noun and a verb to make a sentence complete.

For instance try this sentence. "I went to the mall and saw the biggest, brightest most beautiful display I have ever seen."

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Answer 3

Adjectives describe or tell about nouns. They only make sense with nouns. This is how to write the sentence to make sense to a native English speaker: "I thought that your main reason would be something more important, like a job, or life.

"something - more - important"
noun - adverb - adjective

"More" is used here as an adverb to tell how important something is. Do not use "something" so much.

Answer 4

"Something more important" is correct. Usually the adjective precedes the noun in English, but there are times when it follows, as in this case. Following an indefinite pronoun such as something or someone, the adjective often comes after. Example:

I would like to do something exciting tonight with someone very special.

We can also say: He is a very special someone.
I gave her a special something for her birthday.

But in the sentence you quote, the "something" is not concrete, but rather abstract. Apparently when this is the case, it sounds better to put the adjective (important) and its modifying adverb (more) after the noun. I don't think there is a rule about it, it is just usage.

There is "something illogical" about the English language, as I am sure you are discovering. But do keep your curiosity. This is a very good question.

Answer 5

I understand what you mean. The sentence, on the assumption that I have the context right is "I thought your main reason would be something more important like, for example 'your job' or 'life'.

Answer 6

I don't find anything wrong with the sentence.
"I thought your main reason would be something more important, like a job or life or something."

Answer 7

something is actually an indefinite pronoun, which is used to refer to anything that is not a person, for example an object, an action or a quality.
so in your sentence 'something'is used to refer to the job or life.
the 'more important' helps to describe how that 'something' should be. meaning that someting should be imkportant matters.

if you still can't understand me, try to use a student's dictionary, (i use this) it will surely help you.

Answer 8

? What? That doesn't make any sense?