grammar - "In the figure below" or "in the below figure"?
I frequently encounter this in technical documents and I am wondering which one is correct.
In the figure below
or
In the below figure
Answer
The first example is correct, not the second.
Below is generally used as an adverb or preposition, not as an adjective. See, e.g., Cambridge.
As such, it does not modify figure.
In the first example, it could be construed as either, based on what is implied.
As a preposition
In the figure below [this spot] . . .
Or as an adverb
In the figure [shown] below . . .
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