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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Self-regulatory

Hi, here "self-regulatory is not a noun? I have this "-" between self and regulatory

"Indeed, this ability to cope through 'self-regulatory' mechanisms becomes the norm for the system"
  

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Hi It is an adjective, not a noun. It describes about 'mechanisms'(noun). Prajwal

  • Hi It is an adjective, not a noun.
  • It describes about 'mechanisms'(noun).
  • Prajwal
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Hi
It is an adjective, not a noun. It describes about 'mechanisms'(noun).

Prajwal
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Thanks Praj I was not sure, so both are adj ...
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Oh I understand it as that if "self" describe regulatory? If I'm wrong I will have to try to understand what it means as one word ...
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Hi Praj, I understand it I hope, thanks
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Yes Praj, Because when I'm checking "self-regulatory" I understand it as that self is an adj and regulatory it is an adj so I understand these two connected words as two words, hope it makes sense

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