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Future332 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Transformers toys

In the word phrase "Transformers toys"
why is there S at the end of transformers? Could you please explain it in terms of grammar?
Is transformers here an adjective?
Thanks.
  

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future332 Is transformers here an adjective? No. "transformer" is a noun, and when nouns modify other nouns, as you have here, they are normally in the singular, thus: transformer toys .

— CalifJim

  • future332 Is transformers here an adjective?
  • No.
  • "transformer" is a noun, and when nouns modify other nouns, as you have here, they are normally in the singular, thus: transformer toys .
  • It may be that this combination has become popular and that everyone is saying it that way.
  • In that case we have to accept this as an exception to the usual treatment of noun modifiers.
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future332Is transformers here an adjective?
No. "transformer" is a noun, and when nouns modify other nouns, as you have here, they are normally in the singular, thus: transformer toys.

It may be that this combination has become popular and that everyone is saying it that way. In that case we have to accept this as an exception to the usual t
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Thanks,CJ.
I guess students list is another exception, right?
Could you please post here a link or explain just in short about modification of nouns by other nouns.
Unfortunately, I don't have such grammar in my 1st language...
Thanks.
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future332explain just in short about modification of nouns by other nouns
Nouns frequently modify nouns in English. Sometimes these combinations are called compound nouns. There are thousands of them. The first element is almost always singular, though there are exceptions (as we have seen in this thread).

brick wall, kitchen table, music stand, b
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Thanks, CJ.
What's the difference between the following phrases?
Strong muscular system. AND
Strong muscle system.
Thanks.
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future332difference
'muscular' is an adjective. 'muscle' is a noun.

That means that in the right context you could take 'muscular' to mean 'strong' or 'robust', not literally to do with muscles.
You can't do that with 'muscle'.

CJ
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Which one should be used in the context of human body.
Should I say human muscular system is voluntary. OR
Should I say human muscle system is voluntary. OR
Perhaps, both are acceptable..
Thanks.
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future332Perhaps, both are acceptable..
Yes.

CJ
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