Can "ready" come in sentences without being preceded by "get/be"?

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I found "ready" in sentences preceded by either the verb get or be when it functions as an adjective, not a noun, like the following:

I want to use it but in a different structure as this one:

You wrote that while putting the candy between your teeth ready to eat it.

So, is the position of "ready", in the sentence above, correct?

"Ready or not, here I come."
– Jason Bassford
Mar 27, 2019 at 0:08 — Jason Bassford, Mar 27, 2019 at 0:08

Mixolydian · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-26 12:42:34Z

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I think this is correct except for the punctuation. It needs a comma.

You wrote that while putting the candy between your teeth, ready to eat it.

(“putting the candy...” and “ready to eat it” both describe what you were doing/feeling while writing)

answered Mar 26, 2019 at 12:42

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Ced · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-26 12:35:29Z

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Yes the sentence

You wrote that while putting the candy between your teeth ready to eat it.

Sounds perfectly correct to me.

answered Mar 26, 2019 at 12:35

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