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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Possession-wise

"Even possession-wise at the Bay Arena, but Spurs have not had too many chances to get into the opposition area yet." (BBC Sport website.)

Is "possession-wise" a noun in the above?
  

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Anonymous Is "possession-wise" a noun in the above? No. Adding "-wise" makes an adverb.

  • Anonymous Is "possession-wise" a noun in the above?
  • No.
  • Adding "-wise" makes an adverb.
  • It's rarely done.
  • It's informal.
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AnonymousIs "possession-wise" a noun in the above?
No. Adding "-wise" makes an adverb. It's rarely done. It's informal.

CJ

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