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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Can adjectives be plural?

What is the correct way to describe the team you cheer for?

"I am CUBS fan."
or
"I am a CUB fan.?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Use the name of the entire team: I'm a Cubs fan. (If you want to refer to a specific person on that team you can make it singular. Chauncey Billups is my favorite Piston .

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  • Use the name of the entire team: I'm a Cubs fan.
  • (If you want to refer to a specific person on that team you can make it singular.
  • Chauncey Billups is my favorite Piston .
  • )
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Use the name of the entire team: I'm a Cubs fan.

(If you want to refer to a specific person on that team you can make it singular. Chauncey Billups is my favorite Piston. Or Chauncey Billups is my favorite player on the Pistons.)
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Hi Anon:
The answer to your question (Cna adjectives be plural?) is no.
English does not inflect adjectives for case, number or gender agreement with the nouns they modify.
English does inflect nouns and pronouns (for number, not case or gender).
Cubs is a noun, a proper name for a sports team. (I like the Cubs). It is used as an adjective.
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I'm still confused. What is the proper way to indicate your team?
I am a Cubs fan or I am a Cub fan? Thanx.
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Grammar Geek
Use the name of the entire team: I'm a Cubs fan.

I thought my answer was very clear.
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Hi GG:
I thought your answer was very clear too.
"I am a Cubs fan. "
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This is a good example to use to illustrate a common ESL mistake.

I am a Cubs fan may be a correct sentence, but it is not a TRUE sentence.
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