@SovereignSun It is a little late, but one example is a 2015 movie -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_There_Be_Thorns_(film) . In my experience, many black folks who speak American English preserve the subjunctive.while most white folks have thrown it away. Personally I think the subjunctive sounds better. // "Were there to be" is perfectly fine as well.

I used to sit like that sometimes, when I was younger and more flexible. Usually I'd just have one foot tucked under my butt, with the other loose in front of me. I cannot think of a word or phrase that specifically means sitting on one or both of your feet. "Lotus position" describes something similar, though, with one's feet tucked below their bent legs near the knees.

Out of curiosity, why would you specifically desire an ordinal response? It seems unusual to care about, reminding me of the game show Jeopardy requiring an answer to be in the form of a question.

@kuldeepsharma Yes, I believe it does convey the meaning you want. It sounds somewhat odd to my ears, though. I think it would have a stronger connection (rollercoaster caused dizziness) if the second clause included "now" or "hence". Also, the present perfect with "just" seems wordy and unusual. // I don't believe comments to this old question will bring it to the top, so very few people will see it. If really interested, you might consider asking a new question, with a link to this one. You could ask specifically about the difference between "just rode" and "have just ridden".

@David Richerby I guess I was not clear. When stating "verdant requires green" I was not speaking of the word green, but the color green itself. I.e. I agree with your understanding of verdant. Thus "the lush green valley" makes sense to say because the word lush does not necessitate the presence of green in the valley. However "the verdant green valley" would be redundant because the word verdant had already necessitated that the valley be green

Good points, and I believe your second bulleted point is the more important. Verdant requires green, while lush allows green as a secondary quality of what is being described. For example, grassy plains could still appear lush as the weather and season have started turning them golden brown. This scene could not be described as verdant however.