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Christine Christie Posted 7 years ago
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Which is correct:



a) "He had a boat accident."



Or



b) "He had a boating accident."





(Or are both correct? By the way, in the second instance, does 'boating' works as an adjective?)

  

Top answer

Both are OK. These words are noun modifiers, but not adjectives. An adjective is a subtype of a noun modifier.

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  • Both are OK.
  • These words are noun modifiers, but not adjectives.
  • An adjective is a subtype of a noun modifier.
  • There are other classes of noun modifiers.
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Both are OK.

These words are noun modifiers, but not adjectives.

An adjective is a subtype of a noun modifier. There are other classes of noun modifiers.

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