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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Nouns as adjectives?
Hi. Please tell me if the underlined part, which has the words "immigrant" and "native," is correct. I think the words "immigrant" and "native" are nouns as in "an immigrant" and "a native." But could we use as adjectives to parallel the words that came before, "new" and "old"? The following example sentence might not make sense, but I'm focusing on structure than meaning.
It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old and between immigrant and native.
How about this? Is this correct? I believe the phrases "newly arrived" and "long settled" (should it be hyphenated like "long-settled?) are adjectival in form. Please help. Thank you in advance for your help.
It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old, between newly arrived and long settled, between immigrant and native.
It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old and between immigrant and native.
How about this? Is this correct? I believe the phrases "newly arrived" and "long settled" (should it be hyphenated like "long-settled?) are adjectival in form. Please help. Thank you in advance for your help.
It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old, between newly arrived and long settled, between immigrant and native.
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It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old and between immigrant and native . That seems fine if the context makes clearer what the adjectives' referents are. The same applies to the following: It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old, between the newly arrived and the long-settled , between immigrant and native.
- It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old and between immigrant and native .
- That seems fine if the context makes clearer what the adjectives' referents are.
- The same applies to the following: It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old, between the newly arrived and the long-settled , between immigrant and native.
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It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old and between immigrant and native.
That seems fine if the context makes clearer what the adjectives' referents are. The same applies to the following:
It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old, between the newly arrived and the long-settled, between immigrant and native.
That seems fine if the context makes clearer what the adjectives' referents are. The same applies to the following:
It encourages us to rethink the difference between new and old, between the newly arrived and the long-settled, between immigrant and native.
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