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Veronica 222 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

golden/gold

When to use gold and when golden?
  

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(gold= noun). It's a golden watch. (golden = adjective)

— Everlastinghope

  • (gold= noun).
  • It's a golden watch.
  • (golden = adjective)
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10 Answers
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This watch is made of gold.(gold= noun).
It's a golden watch. (golden = adjective)
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Hi,
@everlastinghope
'gold' can also be used as an adjective.
LS
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Hello,
Thanks Louis.I've already answered Veronica about that because she sent me a question to my profile about whether gold can be an adjective or not,and I said yes.Here was my answer:
Gold can be a noun and an adjective like golden.
I bought a golden ring
I bought a gold ring.
They're the same.
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Ah Sorry.
Didn't know that. Emotion: smile
LS
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No need to be sorry.How should you have known ?,by the way is this question correct ?
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Hi,
everlastinghopeHow should you have known ?,by the way is this question correct ?
Yes. It is even grammatical.
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Golden comes before a noun.
Gold comes after a verb.

It is a golden ring.
The ring is gold.

This is definitely correct.
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AnonymousGolden comes before a noun.Gold comes after a verb.It is a golden ring.The ring is gold.This is definitely correct.
Except that after fifty years of service at your company, they may give you a gold watch.
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'Golden' is also used metaphorically:

'Speech is silver and silence is golden.'

'Gold' is also a colour:

I had my car painted gold.'
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