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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Black bird - translation
Depending on stress fall, a phrase can have different meaning. For example, if the stress falls on the green in 'green house,' it means the glass house for growing plants, if on house, it means a house whose color is green.
What about this one: black bird.
My book says it is 'a nest used by blackbirds' if the stress falls on black.
if the stress is there, I thought it belongs to a particular type of the black bird. What do you think about my book's translation?
What about this one: black bird.
My book says it is 'a nest used by blackbirds' if the stress falls on black.
if the stress is there, I thought it belongs to a particular type of the black bird. What do you think about my book's translation?
Top answer
The book is confused. A black BIRD is any bird of that colour (a black chicken, for instance). A BLACKbird (one word, by the way) is the name of several particular species.
- The book is confused.
- A black BIRD is any bird of that colour (a black chicken, for instance).
- A BLACKbird (one word, by the way) is the name of several particular species.
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The book is confused. A black BIRD is any bird of that colour (a black chicken, for instance). A BLACKbird (one word, by the way) is the name of several particular species.
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