Compound adjectives
Are both these sentences correct:
a) "It's not easy to become a top of the league football player."
b) "It's not easy to become a high-ranking football player."
Note: By 'top of the league' or 'high-ranking football player', I mean one of the highest level (such as Leonel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo).
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" You can make a multi-word adjective of any length you want, but be aware that beyond a certain limit it becomes comical. " Fine.
- " You can make a multi-word adjective of any length you want, but be aware that beyond a certain limit it becomes comical.
- " Fine.
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Christine Christiea) "It's not easy to become a top of the league football player."
You can make a multi-word adjective of any length you want, but be aware that beyond a certain limit it becomes comical. This one is OK in its setting, but it needs hyphens when it comes before: "It's not easy to become a top-of-the-league football player."
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