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Jag_safina75 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Which of the following sentences is correct? (URGENT)

(1) When I turned around, I saw a pearl-shape faced boy

(2) When I turned around, I saw a pearl-shaped face boy

I'm inclined to think the first sentence is correct, can anyone help?
  

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I think 1 is correct as you are using the first three words as adverb, adjectives and I have never heard of a face boy, which should probably be hyphenated if you do mean to call him a face-boy! Also, I thought pearls had many shapes, so possibly the writer would prefer to call him a pearly-faced boy as this implies both the colour and texture of a pearl, and a roundness to the boy's face.

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  • I think 1 is correct as you are using the first three words as adverb, adjectives and I have never heard of a face boy, which should probably be hyphenated if you do mean to call him a face-boy!
  • Also, I thought pearls had many shapes, so possibly the writer would prefer to call him a pearly-faced boy as this implies both the colour and texture of a pearl, and a roundness to the boy's face.
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I think 1 is correct as you are using the first three words as adverb, adjectives and I have never heard of a face boy, which should probably be hyphenated if you do mean to call him a face-boy! Also, I thought pearls had many shapes, so possibly the writer would prefer to call him a pearly-faced boy as this implies both the colour and texture of a pearl, and a roundness to the boy's face.
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G'day Jag safina,

I do not think that the construction is standard English.

When I turned around, I saw a boy with an oval shaped face.

When I turned around, I saw a boy with a pearl shaped face.

Stannum
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Jag_safina75
(1) When I turned around, I saw a pearl-shape faced boy

(2) When I turned around, I saw a pearl-shaped face boy

I'm inclined to think the first sentence is correct, can anyone help?

When I turned around, I saw a boy with a pearl-shaped face.
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Marius Hancupearl-shape-faced boy
Why do you say that? I don't understand...Emotion: thinking
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Spectacled-Girl
Marius Hancupearl-shape-faced boy
Why do you say that? I don't understand...
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Yoong Liat
Spectacled-Girl
Marius Hancupearl-shape-faced boy
Why do you say that? I don't understand...
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