WORD OF THE DAY:
CAMARADERIE (noun)
a feeling of friendliness towards people with whom you work or share experience.
Playing together in school would give them a feeling of camaraderie and a sense of belonging.
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WRONG TO CORRECT:
WRONG: Four metals cylinders were attached to the machine.
CAMARADERIE (noun)
a feeling of friendliness towards people with whom you work or share experience.
Playing together in school would give them a feeling of camaraderie and a sense of belonging.
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WRONG TO CORRECT:
WRONG: Four metals cylinders were attached to the machine.
CORRECT: Four metal cylinders were attached to the machine.
GRAMMAR : Nouns which act as premodifiers are singular, even when the head is plural.
More on this :
Nouns acting as premodifiers specify particular aspects or features of the noun, such as type, material, etc.
eg.: a university education, a fur coat, the post-war economy, a recent government report.
2. Noun phrase indicating time or measurements are singular in form even when their meaning is plural.
eg.: an eight-hour flight Not an eight-hours flight.
3. In the modifying expression, hyphens are normally used.
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