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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

adjectives & nouns

Why are some adjectives treated like countable nouns? For example, whites, blacks.
  

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Anonymous Why are some adjectives treated like countable nouns? For example, whites, blacks. Because they are then nouns, not adjectives.

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  • Anonymous Why are some adjectives treated like countable nouns?
  • For example, whites, blacks.
  • Because they are then nouns, not adjectives.
  • Many words can be both: numbers, colours, nationalities, etc,
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AnonymousWhy are some adjectives treated like countable nouns? For example, whites, blacks.
Because they are then nouns, not adjectives. Many words can be both: numbers, colours, nationalities, etc,
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