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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
what determines this?
Hi,
I see some noun adjectives being used and wonder if there are any guidelines regarding what are acceptable and what are not.
the passenger car
the train car
Normally, I think, you would find the underlined words as nouns and not as adjectives
I see some noun adjectives being used and wonder if there are any guidelines regarding what are acceptable and what are not.
the passenger car
the train car
Normally, I think, you would find the underlined words as nouns and not as adjectives
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Hi, Swann discusses this at length in his Practical Engllish Usage, sections 422 to 425 (Nouns in Groups) in my edition. It's best if you can read this, or some other good grammar book, as it's hard to summarize all his detailed points. Here are a few of his comments.
- Hi, Swann discusses this at length in his Practical Engllish Usage, sections 422 to 425 (Nouns in Groups) in my edition.
- It's best if you can read this, or some other good grammar book, as it's hard to summarize all his detailed points.
- Here are a few of his comments.
- The fisrt noun usually refers to a whole class of things.
- The first noun usually has an 'object' relationship to the second noun.
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Hi,
Swann discusses this at length in his Practical Engllish Usage, sections 422 to 425 (Nouns in Groups) in my edition. It's best if you can read this, or some other good grammar book, as it's hard to summarize all his detailed points. Here are a few of his comments.
The fisrt noun usually refers to a whole class of things.
The first noun usually has an 'object' relatio
Swann discusses this at length in his Practical Engllish Usage, sections 422 to 425 (Nouns in Groups) in my edition. It's best if you can read this, or some other good grammar book, as it's hard to summarize all his detailed points. Here are a few of his comments.
The fisrt noun usually refers to a whole class of things.
The first noun usually has an 'object' relatio
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