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A noun as an adjective?
"In English we use many nouns as adjectives. Car, for example, is a noun. But we talk about car dealers, car lots, car problems, and car payments. In those cases car is being used as an adjective".
What do you think of that statement that I just saw in an other forum? Is "car" really being used as an adjective? Thanks. M.R.
What do you think of that statement that I just saw in an other forum? Is "car" really being used as an adjective? Thanks. M.R.
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[nq:1]"In English we use many nouns as adjectives. Car, for example, is a noun. But we talk about car dealers, ...
- [nq:1]"In English we use many nouns as adjectives.
- Car, for example, is a noun.
- But we talk about car dealers, ...
- think of that statement that I just saw in an other forum?
- [/nq] It's one way of looking at it.
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[nq:1]"In English we use many nouns as adjectives. Car, for example, is a noun. But we talk about car dealers, ... think of that statement that I just saw in an other forum? Is "car" really being used as an adjective?[/nq]
It's one way of looking at it.
You'll find that depending on the first language (or languages) of your students that some ways of approaching or analysing sentence
It's one way of looking at it.
You'll find that depending on the first language (or languages) of your students that some ways of approaching or analysing sentence
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[nq:1]"In English we use many nouns as adjectives. Car, for example, is a noun. But we talk about car dealers, ... that statement that I just saw in an other forum? Is "car" really being used as an adjective? Thanks. M.R.[/nq]
No. They're compound nouns. English has many - police officer, school teacher, hockey/soccer/poker player, bus/car/truck driver, e.g.
The noun's function is to
No. They're compound nouns. English has many - police officer, school teacher, hockey/soccer/poker player, bus/car/truck driver, e.g.
The noun's function is to
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Compound nouns, eh? I would argue that adjectives answer the following questions:
Which one?
What kind?
How many? (number/quantity)
Whose?
In that case "car" tells us which kind of salesman. So adjective. Of course the rule of hyphenation may come into play?
Which one?
What kind?
How many? (number/quantity)
Whose?
In that case "car" tells us which kind of salesman. So adjective. Of course the rule of hyphenation may come into play?
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[nq:1]Compound nouns, eh? I would argue that adjectives answer the following questions: Which one? What kind? How many? (number/quantity) Whose? In that case "car" tells us which kind of salesman. So adjective. Of course the rule of hyphenation may come into play?[/nq]
Nope. 'Car' tells you what item he sells.
Not what kind of salesman he is.
A noun names a person, place or thing.
Nope. 'Car' tells you what item he sells.
Not what kind of salesman he is.
A noun names a person, place or thing.
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[nq:2]Compound nouns, eh? I would argue that adjectives answer the ... Of course the rule of hyphenation may come into play?[/nq]
[nq:1]Nope. 'Car' tells you what item he sells. Not what kind of salesman he is. A noun names a person, place or thing. An adjective adds qualification/modification. Consider: He's a car salesman as opposed to he's a good/bad salesman.[/nq]
John is right here.
[nq:1]Nope. 'Car' tells you what item he sells. Not what kind of salesman he is. A noun names a person, place or thing. An adjective adds qualification/modification. Consider: He's a car salesman as opposed to he's a good/bad salesman.[/nq]
John is right here.
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