someone who regularly gets the best marks possible for their work in school or college

[guilhermehm]

About adjectives collocation in the sentence "someone who regularly gets the best marks possible for their work in school or college".

Hello, expert!!
(1) Why is "possible" put on the right side of the plural noun "marks"?
(2) Can I change to "best possible marks"?
(3) What more adjectives can I aright set in the left side?
(4) Is it sound right saying "the best marks visible"?

 

[emsr2d2]

I would like to ask some questions about the collocation of adjectives collocation in the sentence "someone who regularly gets the best marks possible for their work in school or college". (That's not a complete sentence.)

Hello, expert!!

(1) Why is "possible" put on the right side of the plural noun "marks"?
(2) Can I change it to "best possible marks"?
(3) What more other adjectives can I aright set in put on the left side?
(4) Is Does it sound right saying to say "the best marks visible"?

Please note my corrections and comments above.

1. "... the best marks possible" is a shortened version of "... the best marks that it is possible to get".
2. Yes.
3. On the left side of what? Do you mean before "marks"?
4. No, "visible" doesn't work there. It doesn't fit the context at all.

 

[tedmc]

How about calling it a "perfect score"?

 

[probus]

4. Does it sound right to say ...
not "Is it sound right..."

 

[jutfrank]

I've tried to look for some online explanation and examples of the kind of noun phrase postmodification that you're asking about.

Have a look at this page and see if it helps: https://www.eltconcourse.com/traini...ntences/postmodification_nouns.html#firsttask

 

[emsr2d2]

4. Does it sound right to say ...
not "Is it sound right..."

I made that correction in post #2 (visible by clicking on "Click to expand").

 

[guilhermehm]

Thank you everybody for the answers, it's helping me. If I can extend the chatting to solve more doubts on what was told, please:

About the question "Why is 'possible' put on the right side of the plural noun 'marks'?": I researched sentences involving the verb "to put" on ludwig.guru website, and it showed "He is put in prison.",

(1) Wouldn't it be correct to ask: "Why is he put in prison?"?
(2) In the question, were the words strikethrough to show another form of saying or Did they make the sentence wrong?
(3) In the last case, so why?
(4) Looking for the definitions of the word "More" in the dictionary, it shows: "more - in addition to an amount or number - Can I have some more coffee? -I have one more question - It only costs a few dollars more." Why is it wrong the question "What more adjectives can I aright set in put on the left side?"?
(5) Can I say "Looking for the word 'more's definitions"?
(6) If no, why?

Hugs!