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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Dead or Death?
"The number of confirmed dead now stands at 2-hundred-75 people."
I have used the word dead as an adjective or the dead but I have seen dead is used as a noun but death is the noun of dead, isn't it? And then should it be "The number of confirmed death now stands at 2-hundred-75 people", isn't it? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
I have used the word dead as an adjective or the dead but I have seen dead is used as a noun but death is the noun of dead, isn't it? And then should it be "The number of confirmed death now stands at 2-hundred-75 people", isn't it? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
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In your sentence, "dead" is a noun meaning "dead people". In "the number confirmed dead" (= "the number of people who are / have been confirmed dead") it would be an adjective. If you use the word "death" it would have to be "the number of confirmed death s ".
- In your sentence, "dead" is a noun meaning "dead people".
- In "the number confirmed dead" (= "the number of people who are / have been confirmed dead") it would be an adjective.
- If you use the word "death" it would have to be "the number of confirmed death s ".
- "2-hundred-75" looks a bit odd to me.
- However, this a US-style, so I don't feel fully qualified to comment.
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In your sentence, "dead" is a noun meaning "dead people".
In "the number confirmed dead" (= "the number of people who are / have been confirmed dead") it would be an adjective.
If you use the word "death" it would have to be "the number of confirmed deaths".
"2-hundred-75" looks a bit odd to me. However, this a US-style, so I don't feel fully qualified to comment.
In "the number confirmed dead" (= "the number of people who are / have been confirmed dead") it would be an adjective.
If you use the word "death" it would have to be "the number of confirmed deaths".
"2-hundred-75" looks a bit odd to me. However, this a US-style, so I don't feel fully qualified to comment.
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Hans51 What do you native English speakers think?First, I think that '2-hundred-75' is most odd and quite unacceptable: 275.
Hans51The number of confirmed dead now stands at 275 people."'Dead' is a pronoun there.
Hans51should it be "The number of confirmed deaths now sta
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GPYIn your sentence, "dead" is a noun meaning "dead people".In "the number confirmed dead" (= "the number of people who are / have been confirmed dead") it would be an adjective.If you use the word "death" it would have to be "the number of confirmed deaths"."2-hundred-75" looks a bit odd to me. However, this a US-style, so I don't feel fully qualified to comment.
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