![]() ![]() an athletics trainer, fifty athletics trainers.one billiards table, four billiards tables.When we use these nouns "as adjectives" they are unchanged: In other words, if there is a plural it is on the real noun only.Ī few nouns look plural but we usually treat them as singular (for example news, billiards, athletics). NOT cigarettes packet, cigarettes packets Just like a real adjective, the "noun as adjective" is invariable. a bicycle shop is a shop that sells bicycles.a computer exhibition is an exhibition of computers.tennis shoes are shoes for playing tennis.a tennis ball is a ball for playing tennis. ![]() a race horse is a horse that runs in races.If you remember this, it will help you to understand what is being talked about: The "noun as adjective" always comes first In that case, the first noun "acts as" an adjective. Sometimes we use a noun to describe another noun. Grammar : Nouns : Noun as Adjective Noun as AdjectiveĪs you know, a noun is a person, place or thing, and an adjective is a word that describes a noun: adjective
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