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Avid learner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Christmas as adjective

Hi,

Can the word christmas be used as an adjective?

Thanks, A.L.
  

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It can be used as a modifier, such as when you say a Christmas gift.

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  • It can be used as a modifier, such as when you say a Christmas gift.
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It can be used as a modifier, such as when you say a Christmas gift.
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avid learnerHi,Can the word christmas be used as an adjective?Thanks, A.L.
Yes.
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Many nouns can be modifiers: These are my play clothes and these are my school clothes. We need to stop by a shoe repair shop to fix my heel. It's in the construction trailer.

However, Christmas should still be capitalized.
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avid learnerHi, can the word Christmas be used as an adjective?
No, it is a noun. But it can be used to modify nouns, just like adjectives do, so to a certain extent there is a functional resemblance.

In expressions such as "Christmas tree", "Christmas cake", Christmas present" etc., "Christmas" is a noun
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