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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Green Colour/Coloured, etc.
A. Can I have the green colour glass?
B. Can I have the green coloured glass?
C. Can I have the colour green glass?
D. Can I have the coloured green glass?
I understand it's much easier to say "Can I have the green glass?", but I wonder which of the senteces above is correct if I use the word 'colour/ed' in a sentence.
Questions:
1. Which sentences above are correct?
2. Is there any difference between the correct sentences?
3. Which are commonly spoken by native speakers?
4. Can I also say the sentences below if the person I'm speaking with knows what I'm referring to, which is the glass in this example?
E. Can I have the green colour?
F. Can I have the green coloured?
G. Can I have the colour green?
H. Can I have the coloured green?
B. Can I have the green coloured glass?
C. Can I have the colour green glass?
D. Can I have the coloured green glass?
I understand it's much easier to say "Can I have the green glass?", but I wonder which of the senteces above is correct if I use the word 'colour/ed' in a sentence.
Questions:
1. Which sentences above are correct?
2. Is there any difference between the correct sentences?
3. Which are commonly spoken by native speakers?
4. Can I also say the sentences below if the person I'm speaking with knows what I'm referring to, which is the glass in this example?
E. Can I have the green colour?
F. Can I have the green coloured?
G. Can I have the colour green?
H. Can I have the coloured green?
Top answer
(X) A. Can I have the green colour glass? B.
- (X) A.
- Can I have the green colour glass?
- B.
- Can I have the green coloured glass?
- (X) C.
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(X) A. Can I have the green colour glass?
B. Can I have the green coloured glass?
(X) C. Can I have the colour green glass?
(X) D. Can I have the coloured green glass?
I understand it's much easier to say "Can I have the green glass?"-- Not easier; it is the natural expression.
, but I wonder which of the senteces above is correct if I use
B. Can I have the green coloured glass?
(X) C. Can I have the colour green glass?
(X) D. Can I have the coloured green glass?
I understand it's much easier to say "Can I have the green glass?"-- Not easier; it is the natural expression.
, but I wonder which of the senteces above is correct if I use
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OK, thank you so much, Mister Micawber. That was really helpful.
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