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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
all adjective questions
1. Would say this is natural in terms of grammar. I think I asked a similar question before and I think Mr. M said something like the construction like "a yellow and red pen" first brings up a notion of one pen with two different colors.
They are divided over a spiritual and literal interpretation of these lessons.
2. Sometimes, I am not too sure if it is correct to use a plural form a noun as an adjective. I have seen it used as such but not so sure.
making an executive/officer (officers?) duties list
3. I am not sure sometimes whether the word that ends in "-ing" (or possibly the one that ends in "-ed") is a participle or an adjective. If is an adjective like the word "finished" as in "He is finished," then I feel you don't need to hyphenate as in "a long-finished task" Do you have a tip?
an envelope stuffing event
They are divided over a spiritual and literal interpretation of these lessons.
2. Sometimes, I am not too sure if it is correct to use a plural form a noun as an adjective. I have seen it used as such but not so sure.
making an executive/officer (officers?) duties list
3. I am not sure sometimes whether the word that ends in "-ing" (or possibly the one that ends in "-ed") is a participle or an adjective. If is an adjective like the word "finished" as in "He is finished," then I feel you don't need to hyphenate as in "a long-finished task" Do you have a tip?
an envelope stuffing event
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1. These are always a little uncomfortable for me. I think it's okay, but I'd probably repeat the "a," a spiritual and a literal interpretation , OR a spiritual vs.
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- These are always a little uncomfortable for me.
- I think it's okay, but I'd probably repeat the "a," a spiritual and a literal interpretation , OR a spiritual vs.
- a literal interpretation , OR spiritual and literal interpretations 2.
- The duties are the same whether it's the EO, a typical EO, or all EO's in some large organization.
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1. These are always a little uncomfortable for me. I think it's okay, but I'd probably repeat the "a," a spiritual and a literal interpretation, OR a spiritual vs. a literal interpretation, OR spiritual and literal interpretations
2. The duties are the same whether it's the EO, a typical EO, or all EO's in some large or
2. The duties are the same whether it's the EO, a typical EO, or all EO's in some large or
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Thank you. To your best knowledge, will you put a hyphen here? What is 'stuffing' here -- a participle or adjective?
an envelope stuffing event
an envelope stuffing event
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