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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Adjectives and Nouns

If you were describing the same subject with two separate adjectives, would the noun be plural?
For example, if i said "pre and post image"....should it be "pre and post image"?
Or if i said "brown and black cat" or should it be "brown and black cat?
  

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If a cat's fur is brown and black, then you'd say: a brown and black cat. If there are two cats, one brown and one black, then you'd say: a brown cat and a black cat. If there are more than two cats, some brown and some black, then you'd say: brown and black cats.

— Anonymous

  • If a cat's fur is brown and black, then you'd say: a brown and black cat.
  • If there are two cats, one brown and one black, then you'd say: a brown cat and a black cat.
  • If there are more than two cats, some brown and some black, then you'd say: brown and black cats.
  • or brown cats and black cats.
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If a cat's fur is brown and black, then you'd say: a brown and black cat.

If there are two cats, one brown and one black, then you'd say: a brown cat and a black cat.

If there are more than two cats, some brown and some black, then you'd say: brown and black cats. or brown cats and black cats.
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It's not the adjectives that determine the plural but the noun.

The brown and black cat. (The cat's fur has two colors).
The brown and black cats. (There are two cats: one brown and one black).

To clarify, you might hyphenate the adjectives:
The brown-and-black cat. (The cat's fur has two colors).
The brown-and-black cats. (There are two cats and their fur has two
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