Assertion: adjective | /r/ObjectUse | used as noun
Facets:
value: without the article
type: OTHER
value: alone
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The adjective can also be used alone (with or without the article) as a noun (substantive).
text: When two or more adjectives are used before a noun, they should be put in proper order.
text: Adjectives can be used as nouns, in that case they take a definite article:
text: An adjective can be used before a noun (e.g. ‘the big event’, ‘my clever cat’) or it can be used with the verb ‘to be’ (e.g. ‘the event was big’, ‘my cat is clever’).