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BoSsSy Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

What's the right form to use adjective + to inf?

For example:

It's easy to learn language.

or

It's easy language to learn.

Are these correct? Is the meaning the same? the to infinitive complements the adjective in both of the cases right?

I'm sure that I can say it that way:

It's an easy-to-learn language.

But I want to know whether the first two are correct.

  

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BoSsSy It's easy to learn language. It's easy language to learn. These are both ungrammatical.

— GPY

  • BoSsSy It's easy to learn language.
  • It's easy language to learn.
  • These are both ungrammatical.
  • The most common way to say this would be "It's an easy language to learn", though "It's an easy-to-learn language" is also possible, as you say.
  • BoSsSy I'm sure that I can say it this way: It's an easy-to-learn language.
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BoSsSyIt's easy to learn language.
It's easy language to learn.

These are both ungrammatical.

The most common way to say this would be "It's an easy language to learn", though "It's an easy-to-learn language" is also possible, as you say.

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