May 19, 2012

Plural nouns that become adjectives

The video for Day 26 of English Success demonstrates that in English, you can use nouns to describe other nouns.

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You just heard several sentences that use a word as a plural noun and as an adjective. Choose one of these words, and use it both as a plural noun and as an adjective in a sentence.

computer
language
city
website

For example, “I really like large cities; I’m glad that my whole family enjoys city life.”

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