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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Correct forms to form a noun?
Hi. Please help me with this.
I think the usual form for the suffix "ish" use after a noun is like "noun + ish," an example being "childish" (with the noun being "child").
If that is correct, is this correct? "young-childish"
Does it have to be a one-word noun? Could we use/write a two-word noun?
I also think we can write "card-making" as a kind of noun. Does what comes before a hyphen have to be a one-word noun? Could we use a two-word noun like "Christmas card" before a hyphen like "Christmas card-making," as in the made-up sentence "Christmas card-making will start at 7 p.m."?
I think the usual form for the suffix "ish" use after a noun is like "noun + ish," an example being "childish" (with the noun being "child").
If that is correct, is this correct? "young-childish"
Does it have to be a one-word noun? Could we use/write a two-word noun?
I also think we can write "card-making" as a kind of noun. Does what comes before a hyphen have to be a one-word noun? Could we use a two-word noun like "Christmas card" before a hyphen like "Christmas card-making," as in the made-up sentence "Christmas card-making will start at 7 p.m."?
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If that is correct, is this correct? "young-childish"-- No, and the meaning is subsumed in 'childish' anyway. Does it have to be a one-word noun?
- If that is correct, is this correct?
- "young-childish"-- No, and the meaning is subsumed in 'childish' anyway.
- Does it have to be a one-word noun?
- -- Possibly, as an informal ad hoc coinage.
- But that is not a good one.
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If that is correct, is this correct? "young-childish"-- No, and the meaning is subsumed in 'childish' anyway.
Does it have to be a one-word noun? Could we use/write a two-word noun?-- Possibly, as an informal ad hoc coinage. But that is not a good one.
I also think we can write "card-making" as a kind of noun. Does what comes before a hyphen have to be a one-word n
Does it have to be a one-word noun? Could we use/write a two-word noun?-- Possibly, as an informal ad hoc coinage. But that is not a good one.
I also think we can write "card-making" as a kind of noun. Does what comes before a hyphen have to be a one-word n
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