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Help, Dr. Yanni
By:Rheno747, B.A., M.A., PhD, Hard Knocks U

Dr. Yanni, I need some help here. I teach a writing course and am covering grammar at the moment.

I have some questions about a grammar problem or two, and I hope you can set me straight:

1. How would you describe the following:

English 101 room 405 size 25

I see it as this, but I think I'm wrong:

English 101:
English--Proper non-count noun acting like an adjective
101--quantifier (determiner)
English 101--compound noun

room 405:
room--common count noun acting like an adjective
405--quantifier (determiner)

size 25:
size--adjective
25--quantifer (determiner)

Also--I've heard this sentence used before:
"Rust is like a cancer that eats away at metal."

Cancer is a non-count noun. Why is it treated like a count noun here? Colloquialism?

Thanks a bunch

Rheno






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Help, Dr. Yanni -- Rheno747, B.A., M.A., PhD, Hard Knocks U
Re: Help -- Dr. Yanni Zack- ESL Teaching Tips and St
Thanks a bunch -- Rheno747


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