Desert
an the term 'desert' be used as an adjective?
Such as,
"The beach was desert."
If not, what would be the appropriate word for this?
Note: By 'desert', I mean 'with no people at all'.
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Christine Christie an the term 'desert' be used as an adjective? Technically, yes. Actually, no, not any more.
- Christine Christie an the term 'desert' be used as an adjective?
- Technically, yes.
- Actually, no, not any more.
- The term "desert island", meaning an island that has no people on it, is a relic of that use.
- You do still see it in high-register erudite stuff, but it is in no one's everyday working vocabulary.
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Christine Christiean the term 'desert' be used as an adjective?
Technically, yes. Actually, no, not any more. The term "desert island", meaning an island that has no people on it, is a relic of that use. You do still see it in high-register erudite stuff, but it is in no one's everyday working vocabulary.
Christine Christie"The b
0Can the term 'desert' be used as an adjective?
No, desert is a verb, so you need to say
eg Everyone deserted the beach because it was raining.
eg The beach was deserted because it was raining.
eg I like walking on a deserted beach
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