I want to ask you,why noun will write in front of a noun?

2008-04-10 3:12 am
Please help!
e.g their kitchen waste
cooked food scraps
I use the library instead of buying new books.(buying and books)
(food and scaps)...-they both noun,why?

why don't adjective?

回答 (1)

2008-04-10 5:27 am
✔ 最佳答案
其實英文有複合名詞(compound noun),所謂複合名詞即:
名詞+名詞,如:apple trees, orange juice
或動名詞+名詞等:washing room, singing birds
而第一個名詞,或動,其作用就好像形容詞般,用來修飾之後的名詞,正如你的例司:
kitchen waste的kitchen就是用來說明waste從何而來
food scraps的food也是用來形容scrap是甚麼scrap
而至於buying new books這句是用動名詞(gerund)所組成的名詞片語
希望幫到你!


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