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Christel Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
The whites vs. the young
Hi !!!
I need help here! Could anybody tell me why we should say "the whites" and "the blacks" (I have read a text about Apartheid
) while for the other "classes" of people, we use the article "the" + the adjective in the singular (the young, the blind...)??
Thanks a lot.
Christel
I need help here! Could anybody tell me why we should say "the whites" and "the blacks" (I have read a text about Apartheid
) while for the other "classes" of people, we use the article "the" + the adjective in the singular (the young, the blind...)??Thanks a lot.
Christel
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When we say something in general we always use the plural form. eg ' I like apples ' Sometimes adjective can be used as a noun. eg ' The young ' = the young people ' The rich ' = the rich people etc .......
- When we say something in general we always use the plural form.
- eg ' I like apples ' Sometimes adjective can be used as a noun.
- eg ' The young ' = the young people ' The rich ' = the rich people etc .......
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When we say something in general we always use the plural form. eg ' I like apples '
Sometimes adjective can be used as a n
Sometimes adjective can be used as a n
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