Mike, My fast reaction to all of those is "B". When I see that sort of thing in student writing, my immediate impression is not that there is a grammar problem, but rather that the writer needs an active command of a wider range of adjectives, or has been exposed to too much advertising or bureaucratic language. I think doublespeak and its ilk constitute a far worse problem than do most "grammatical errors," however, so my scale would run at right angles to yours. That said, the whole point of your scale is probably to let you investigate grammaticality judgments, and I realize it's silly to criticize Fahrenheit for not primarily indexing humidity. Bill Spruiell Dept. of English Central Michigan University -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of R. Michael Medley (WW) Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:52 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: aware + N Dear Grammarians, Could you lend me your grammaticality judgment on the following sentences? If a student in one of your classes used "aware" as an attributive modifier of nouns, how would you advise the student? Please use one the following ratings for each of the sentences below: A - perfectly acceptable B - grammatically acceptable but not stylistically optimal C - not grammatically acceptable 1. He was a very aware person, and he got more aware as he got older. 2. Knowledgeable and aware nurses can participate in institutional infection control programs. 3. Music, perhaps more than any other art, appealed directly to the aware mind, and stirred special emotions in it. 4. Another prerequisite for the success of this comprehensive model is an educationally aware administration. If you could let me know your answers by noon tomorrow (Friday) I would be grateful. Thanks, Mike Mike Medley Eastern Mennonite University 540-432-4051 [log in to unmask] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We are citizens of the world, and the tragedy of our times is that we do not know it." Woodrow Wilson To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/