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Magic79 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
adjectives plural or singular
Hello!
In Grammar lessons, adjectives are always singular. For example,
1. shoe shop NOT shoes shop (even though there are many shoes)
2. car show NOT cars show (even though there are many cars)
But why sometimes an adjective is used in its plural form, such as
1. a drugs racket (meaning an illegal way of making money)
Adjectives are in RED
Nouns in GREEN
In Grammar lessons, adjectives are always singular. For example,
1. shoe shop NOT shoes shop (even though there are many shoes)
2. car show NOT cars show (even though there are many cars)
But why sometimes an adjective is used in its plural form, such as
1. a drugs racket (meaning an illegal way of making money)
Adjectives are in RED
Nouns in GREEN
Top answer
Hi Magic79 Your example is a bit unusual since it would be quite normal to say "a drug dealer". g. heroin).
- Hi Magic79 Your example is a bit unusual since it would be quite normal to say "a drug dealer".
- g.
- heroin).
- Otherwise, the plural is sometimes used if the word is only or typically used in the plural form, and also when referring to people.
- For example: - She loves fashionable clothes and is also a clothes horse.
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Hi Magic79
Your example is a bit unusual since it would be quite normal to say "a drug dealer".
However, I would say that 'drugs' may have been used in your example in order to indicate that the racket involved drugs that are illegal or that are not normally sold for medicinal purposes (e.g. heroin).
Otherwise, the plural is sometimes used if the word is only or typically
Your example is a bit unusual since it would be quite normal to say "a drug dealer".
However, I would say that 'drugs' may have been used in your example in order to indicate that the racket involved drugs that are illegal or that are not normally sold for medicinal purposes (e.g. heroin).
Otherwise, the plural is sometimes used if the word is only or typically
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Hi,
Magic79Adjectives are in RED...those are not adjectives, they are just nouns. And when you use a noun to describe another noun, it is usually singular. However, there are some exceptions. Maybe like "children's wear" instead of "child wear"...
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