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Grammar and Linguistics > GRAMMAR HELP NEEDED URGENTLY!!
GRAMMAR HELP NEEDED URGENTLY!!
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gumby59
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GRAMMAR HELP NEEDED URGENTLY!!
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This is my first time reaching out to you. I have a question that I would like your help in resolving.
In a grammar exercise in which you have to circle the adjectives, which words would be circled? The sentence is:
Some of the young crew suffered from scurvy in their sailing ships.
This exercise was given in a class where the average age is about 9. The teacher in the class said only "young" should be circled whereas I thought that "sailing" should be circled as well given that it is a modifier describing the noun "ship". Some say "sailing ship" is compound noun and so sailing should not be circled. But if you teach kids that an adjective is a word that describes the noun, I would imagine this example would beyond their scope of understanding.
Just wanted to find our whether I had a leg to stand on or should I just accept the fact that it is a compound noun?
Need your feedback folks!
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2 Mar 2009
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Logos
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I think in this context sailing ships is a compound noun. You could well argue, however, that you are correct as any other word would probably be an adjective.
If this is a grammar question given to 9 year olds, then I think either your 9 year olds are brilliant, or whoever set the question is trying to show off. This is a high level question that many advanced users would be puzzled over and seems to me to be totally inappropriate for young children |
2 Mar 2009
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HARIM
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I think this teacher has already taught his/her kids the parts of speech.They already know that the function of an adjective is to modify a noun.
So,the teacher should expect them to pinpoint "young"which modifies the crew and "sailing" which modifies the ship.Even compound nouns follow the pattern adj+noun
have a nice day
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2 Mar 2009
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libertybelle
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All ships sail on water, even though they are not ships with sails.
A motor boat sails on water too.
If it �s not a compound word, I would call it an adj.
Just as if it were a motor boat or a red boat.
and usually you �d write
Some of the young crew suffered from scurvy while at sea in their ships.
There are many different words for boats, for example:
Schooner
ship
Ketch
Catamaran
Yachts
Dinghy
motor boats
Liners
sea-faring vessels and much more. and much more
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2 Mar 2009
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Jayho
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mmm ... tricky ... at that age I �d be teaching it to them as an adjective unless I had already taught them compound nouns. Plus, it �s not like it �s a common compound noun essential to their learning. |
4 Mar 2009
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