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Rashin Posted 14 years ago
Hi,
Please consider these sentences:
A.what color do you prefer to wear?
B.I like purples and black to wear.
Why is adj taking "s plural"? Is it used instead of nouns? I mean as a substitute. Is it originally Purple dresses.?
Another problem: which one is correct?
1.we are out of medium size.
2.The medium size is out of stock.
3.The computer is on/ in logged off mode.
4.The computer is logged off.
Regards
R.N
Grammar
Adjective+s plural
Hi,
Please consider these sentences:
A.what color do you prefer to wear?
B.I like purples and black to wear.
Why is adj taking "s plural"? Is it used instead of nouns? I mean as a substitute. Is it originally Purple dresses.?
Another problem: which one is correct?
1.we are out of medium size.
2.The medium size is out of stock.
3.The computer is on/ in logged off mode.
4.The computer is logged off.
Regards
R.N
Top answer
The only reason I can imagine why you would say "purples" instead of "purple" is that you are talking about various shades of purple. I would say: I like to wear purple as well as black. In the other examples, first, I would go with #2.
- The only reason I can imagine why you would say "purples" instead of "purple" is that you are talking about various shades of purple.
- I would say: I like to wear purple as well as black.
- In the other examples, first, I would go with #2.
- (If you liked the wording of #1, I would say: We are out of medium size s .
- ) Second, I would go with #4, as the clearest.
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The only reason I can imagine why you would say "purples" instead of "purple" is that you are talking about various shades of purple. I would say:
I like to wear purple as well as black.
In the other examples, first, I would go with #2. (If you liked the wording of #1, I would say: We are out of medium sizes. Or: We are out of mediums.) Second, I would go with #4, as the clea
I like to wear purple as well as black.
In the other examples, first, I would go with #2. (If you liked the wording of #1, I would say: We are out of medium sizes. Or: We are out of mediums.) Second, I would go with #4, as the clea
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Why is adj taking "s plural"? Is it used instead of nouns? I mean as a substitute. Is it originally Purple dresses.?-- 'Purple' here is not an adjective or a pronoun; it is the name of a color; it is a noun in its own right. There are many shades of purple, so there are many purples.
1.We are out of mediums.
2.Medium is out of stock.
3.The user is
1.We are out of mediums.
2.Medium is out of stock.
3.The user is
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