Hi I have a little problem with adjectives.
What is the rule for the use of adjectives in plural nouns
Do I have to say: They are attractive or they are attactives.
They are cute! or they are cutes!
I'm happy and they are happy!!!! or happies!!!
Please, explain me I'm getting crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is the rule for the use of adjectives in plural nouns
Do I have to say: They are attractive or they are attactives.
They are cute! or they are cutes!
I'm happy and they are happy!!!! or happies!!!
Please, explain me I'm getting crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The simple rule is that the form of adjective doesn't change based on gender, number, and tense.
For example, you can say
They are attractive.
She is attractive.
Here, irrespective of gender,number and tense, the adjective 'attractive' can be used to describe the subject/noun.
in English adjectives always are single
colorful ball or Colorful Balls
good Car or Good Cars
As a good grammatical point :
when we say : The Olds or The Youngs
here we mean a plural noun
Some old people
Some young people
....
i wish could be useful
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GG, you mean I am never to use "attractives", don't you? Even in the case Silversamand has mentioned?
I suppose, in some odd context it could word as Silversamand wrote - say a large group of people had to divide up into teams; they could name their teams "The Olds," The Youngs"... but it would be a very non-standard use.
Even using it the way you use "the young ... and the old," to say "the attractive" is odd. You'd say "those who are attractive" or "attractive people." But we seem to have drifted off subject.
Do not place "s" on adjectives as you probably do in your native language.
In English there is no such thing as a plural adjective!
CJ