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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Attributive adjectives

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0Strictly, the noun as adjective appears in the singular (01i 00shoe store, pencil case02i 00). There is no rule, however, and occasionally we get variations (01i 00futures market, sports club02i 00). Usually, a reason can be found.

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Strictly, the noun as adjective appears in the singular (01i 00shoe store, pencil case02i 00).
  • There is no rule, however, and occasionally we get variations (01i 00futures market, sports club02i 00).
  • Usually, a reason can be found.
  • In the case of 01i 00telecommunications market02i 00, 01i 00telecommunications02i 00 has developed into a field like 01i 00statistics02i 00 and 01i 00physics02i 00.
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0Strictly, the noun as adjective appears in the singular (01i00shoe store, pencil case02i00). There is no rule, however, and occasionally we get variations (01i00futures market, sports club02i00). Usually, a reason can be found. In the case of 01i00telecommunications market02i00, 01i00telecommunications02i
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