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Mr1bin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Korea's or Korean ?
We condemn N. Korea’s reckless attack on island
The shelling stopped, at least for the time being, after the South Korean military returned fire.
When do we use Korea's and Korean? Thanks.
The shelling stopped, at least for the time being, after the South Korean military returned fire.
When do we use Korea's and Korean? Thanks.
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Hi, They often can be interchanged. Sometimes it's a matter of style, ie one will sound better than another to a native ear, in a particular context. Let's change each of your examples.
- Hi, They often can be interchanged.
- Sometimes it's a matter of style, ie one will sound better than another to a native ear, in a particular context.
- Let's change each of your examples.
- We condemn the North Korean reckless attack on the island This does not sound good tome because another adjective follows 'North Korean'.
- We condemn the reckless North Korean attack on the island This sounds oK The shelling stopped, at least for the time being, after South Korea's military returned fire.
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Hi,
They often can be interchanged.
Sometimes it's a matter of style, ie one will sound better than another to a native ear, in a particular context.
Let's change each of your examples.
They often can be interchanged.
Sometimes it's a matter of style, ie one will sound better than another to a native ear, in a particular context.
Let's change each of your examples.
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Ah!! So the fewer adjective a sentence has, the better structure it will be?
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