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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Favorites

1font01b00Favorites Italy were surprisingly eliminated by South Korea in the quarter finals of the 2002 World Cup.02b02font02br
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00Is "01font01b00Favorites02b02font00" a noun or adjective? What does it mean here? Please advise.02br
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0 Hi Lcchang02br 02br 00The word is a noun in your sentence as it has the plural s, due to the fact that there are many players. 02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-

— Cool Breeze

  • 0 Hi Lcchang02br 02br 00The word is a noun in your sentence as it has the plural s, due to the fact that there are many players.
  • 02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-
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0 Hi Lcchang02br
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00The word is a noun in your sentence as it has the plural s, due to the fact that there are many players. It is used in its basic meaning: many people thought that Italy would win the World Cup.02br
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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite10Hi Lcchang12br
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10The word is a noun in your sentence as it has the plural s, due to the fact that there are many players. It is used in its basic meaning: many people thought that Italy would win the World Cup.12br
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10Cheers12br
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0>I still wonder why the word favorites and Italy were combined.02br
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00 Well, this is ellipsis for the appositions:02br
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00 The favorites - Italy -02br
00 The favorites, Italy, 02br
00 The favorites, which are Italy, 02br
00 The favorites, which are the Italian team, 02br
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10>I still wonder why the word favorites and Italy were combined.12br
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10Well, this is ellipsis for the appositions:12br
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10The favorites - Italy -12br
10The favorites, Italy, 12br
10The favorites, which are Italy, 12br
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