Communications (adj.) ?

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tommyensr  #465225  Thu, 17 Jan 08 02:42 AM

It is possible to use an adjective with "s", such as Communications Scholarship, Communications News and Communications Industries.

any other adjective can come with "s" ?

  
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Grammar Geek  #465239  Thu, 17 Jan 08 03:18 AM

Yes, communications routinely has an S on it. I've worked in the communinications field for almost 20 years.

  
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Hoa Thai  #465267  Thu, 17 Jan 08 04:29 AM
 Tommyensr wrote:

It is possible to use an adjective with "s", such as Communications Scholarship, Communications News and Communications Industries.

any other adjective can come with "s" ?


Hi,

The word communications is a noun. When it preceds another noun, it takes part in a compound noun. Yes, it acts as an adjective if one likes to point out it modifies the other noun. As you have seen the answer from Grammar Geek, she used 'communications field', which is the same as 'the field of communications'. Adjectives cannot be positioned immediately after of.
  
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