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Li Ming Lok Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A question about noun

What are the difference between
1. industry official
2. industrial official ??

Why we can group 2 nouns into one??
  

Top answer

"industry official" is more idiomatic. It is common in English to combine nouns like "industry" + "official" to create a sort of compound noun. It's just one of the features of the language.

— Mr Wordy

  • "industry official" is more idiomatic.
  • It is common in English to combine nouns like "industry" + "official" to create a sort of compound noun.
  • It's just one of the features of the language.
  • There are endless examples: "car door", "football team", "apple pie", "government official", "company director", etc.
  • etc.
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"industry official" is more idiomatic.

It is common in English to combine nouns like "industry" + "official" to create a sort of compound noun. It's just one of the features of the language. There are endless examples: "car door", "football team", "apple pie", "government official", "company director", etc. etc.

Note that "industrial official", however, is adjective + noun.
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