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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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What part of speech is ''majority'' in ''I'm majority shareholder'' and why isn't it ''A majority''?
Title says it all, I heard this sentence from a movie and the actor would say ''I'm majority shareholder''
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Anonymous ''I'm a majority shareholder'' majority - a noun in the attributive position modifying the head word shareholder in the noun phrase a majority shareholder. It should be preceded by the determiner a.
- Anonymous ''I'm a majority shareholder'' majority - a noun in the attributive position modifying the head word shareholder in the noun phrase a majority shareholder.
- It should be preceded by the determiner a.
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Anonymous''I'm a majority shareholder''majority - a noun in the attributive position modifying the head word shareholder in the noun phrase a majority shareholder.
It should be preceded by the determiner a.
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When speaking about one particular company, they might say: I'm the majority shareholder.
Majority is a modifier describing "shareholder."
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/majorityshareholder.asp
DEFINITION OF 'MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER'
A person or entity
Majority is a modifier describing "shareholder."
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/majorityshareholder.asp
DEFINITION OF 'MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER'
A person or entity
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