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Ferdinand Jagelka Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Adjective- horror or horrors films

Hello, everybody,
I would like to ask which adjective- horror or horrors gramatically correct is in the following collocation: the horror(s) films. Thank you very much.
  

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We speak of horror films. Horror is a noun modifier rather than an adjective. Note that is should go before correct in your sentence.

— Fivejedjon

  • We speak of horror films.
  • Horror is a noun modifier rather than an adjective.
  • Note that is should go before correct in your sentence.
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We speak of horror films.

Horror is a noun modifier rather than an adjective. Note that is should go before correct in your sentence.
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Hi Ferdinand;

Welcome to English Forums!

Noun modifiers are always in the singular form.

Fire station
Light house
Rose garden
Stone wall
Six-foot fence
Rain storm
etc.
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Nearly always:http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/articles/00009.htm
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fivejedjonNearly always:
Yes, I neglected the primary directive of grammar.
There are always exceptions. That said, I am probably neglecting the primary directive of grammar.
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Be like me. I always avoid the words never and always. By doing this, I never make a mistake.
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