英文法(Grammar)、英語の学習方法

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Grammar: nouns as adjectives

One change you may want to make in your English is to use nouns as adjectives. Doing so has two benefits:

1) Your English would sound more natural.
2) Your sentences would be shorter.

Correct example 1: The invoice for April is attached.
Correct example 2: The April invoice is attached.

Both example 1 and example 2 are correct. However, example 2 sounds better.
Using nouns as adjectives shortens sentences, and shorter sentences are generally better than longer sentences.

Correct example 3: I read the email from Jane.
Correct example 4: I read Jane's email.

To my ear, example 4 sounds better than example 3.

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If you would like to practice changing nouns into adjectives, here are a couple of sentences to try:

Two Students, Sarah and Michelle
1) The table in the dining room had been pushed against the wall.
2) Both students completed their assignments for homework together every afternoon.
3) Sarah and Michelle had been classmates in elementary school.
4) Sarah showed her assignment for Tuesday to Michelle.
5) Michelle found a mistake in Sarah's homework for geometry.

You may check your answers in Aaron Teaches answers.

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