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Tangelatm Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Compound nouns...

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001. I came across the following: “When conversing with women, men will remove their 01u00hat02u00.”02br
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00 00 Is ”hat” correct here, or should it be replaced with “hats”?02br
002. I found the following combinations: “solar-powered”, “human-powered”, “nuclear-powered”, and “electric-powered”, “oar-powered”. I also found “electricity-powered”. Which of these forms are correct?02br
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00What rule, if any, should I apply : a01u00djective+powered,02u00 or 01u00noun+powered02u00 ?02br
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003. Which of the following is to be found in British English:”01u00car-rental station02u00” or “01u00car-hire company”02u00?02br
00 Thank you,02br
00Angela0-
  

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02br 02br 002-- I don't think there is a rule. It seems to me that the adjective is used if it is available. 02br 02br 003-- 'Car-hire company' is much more common in BrE, according to Ms Google.

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01-- 'Hats' is preferred for consistency (since there is little danger of each man wearing more than one), but the singular is not wrong.02br
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002-- I don't think there is a rule. It seems to me that the adjective is used if it is available. 'Oar', for instance, has no adjectival form.02br
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003-- 'Car-hire company' is much more common in BrE, acc
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