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'Plaster on the wall flaked off in the shape of a triangle.'Is the sentence correct?

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

I would write it this way.

Bits of triangular-shaped plaster flaked off the wall.

Lafang Tam · Answer

Thanks, but I didn't get the answer if my construction is right.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

The basic construction is OK, but it has a problem. Plaster is non-count noun, but "shape of a triangle" is a count noun. So it is incongruous.

Lafang Tam · Answer

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Sundarnaz · Answer

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