English Language Discussion Forums


Go Back   UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum > Learning English > Ask a Teacher

Quick Links
Sites for Teachers



Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 31-Jul-2006, 00:33
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Country: brazil
Posts: 181
Native Language: french
ieasy is on a distinguished road
Thumbs down doubts about my adjectives

I've always heard the adjectives are always used before the nouns and they must be in the singular. eg: "beautiful girls" and not "beautifuls girls". But what about the following words:
clothes hanger
graphics card
pants suit
sales commission
savings account
girls school
In theses cases the words "clothes", "graphics","pants","sales","savings","girls" are adjectives aren't they??
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2  
Old 31-Jul-2006, 01:58
Key Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Country: USA
Posts: 1,921
Current Location: North Carolina
Native Language: English
Member Type: English Teacher
mykwyner will become famous soon enoughmykwyner will become famous soon enough
Default Re: doubts about my adjectives

There is no rule that adjectives cannot be in the plural. The rule is that adjectives do not have to agree in number with the nouns that they modify.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 31-Jul-2006, 05:08
sheena55ro
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: doubts about my adjectives

Quote:
Originally Posted by ieasy
I've always heard the adjectives are always used before the nouns and they must be in the singular. eg: "beautiful girls" and not "beautifuls girls". But what about the following words:
clothes hanger
graphics card
pants suit
sales commission
savings account
girls school
In theses cases the words "clothes", "graphics","pants","sales","savings","girls" are adjectives aren't they??

I agree with mykwyner and I`ll add that the words clothes, graphics, pants, sales, savings, girls are NOUNS attributively used. They are attributes.

Regards,
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
doubts, adjectives

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
sequencing of adjectives ram Ask a Teacher 7 04-Mar-2008 22:58
Adjectives and verbs usage with should Aurimas Ask a Teacher 13 20-Jul-2006 10:35
Adjectives doubts Greentree Ask a Teacher 1 01-Jul-2006 08:28
can adjectives take gerunds as postmodifiers? JoestillpuzzledCalifornia Ask a Teacher 1 06-Nov-2004 03:36
I need a list of adjectives..... Anonymous Ask a Teacher 2 03-Dec-2003 00:37


All times are GMT. The time now is 21:24.


vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.3.2
Copyright © 2002 - 2010 UsingEnglish.com