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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Use participle or no participle in adjectives
Hi,
I sometimes wonder if I should use a participle in an adjective or not. And to add to that confusion, sometimes I don't know which version is more used, the one with the particple or the one without.
a two-tiered, pagoda-shaped roof
If I made it into this, would you think it is not OK?
a two-tier, pagoda-shape roof
I sometimes wonder if I should use a participle in an adjective or not. And to add to that confusion, sometimes I don't know which version is more used, the one with the particple or the one without.
a two-tiered, pagoda-shaped roof
If I made it into this, would you think it is not OK?
a two-tier, pagoda-shape roof
Top answer
Two-tier is a viable alternative because a tier is also a countable object, but '-shape ' does not work. These are OK: a two-tiered, pagoda-shaped roof a two-tier, pagoda-shaped roof .
- Two-tier is a viable alternative because a tier is also a countable object, but '-shape ' does not work.
- These are OK: a two-tiered, pagoda-shaped roof a two-tier, pagoda-shaped roof .
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Two-tier is a viable alternative because a tier is also a countable object, but '-shape' does not work. These are OK:
a two-tiered, pagoda-shaped roof
a two-tier, pagoda-shaped roof
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Two-tier is a viable alternative because a tier is also a countable object, but '-shape' does not work. These are OK:
a two-tiered, pagoda-shaped roof
a two-tier, pagoda-shaped roof
.
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