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Adjectives as nouns
Na#onali#es:
1. You
can
use
the
with
the
na9onality
adjec9ves
which
end
in
sh,
-ch,
-ss,
-ese.
Dont
add
s
to
these
words.
The
English
are
famous
for
drinking
tea.
The
Dutch
make
wonderful
cheeses.
The
Chinese
invented
paper.
Adjectives as nouns
Na#onali#es:
2.
Na9onality
words
which
end
in
an
and
a
few
others,
e.g.
Greek
and
Thai,
are
both
adjec9ves
and
nouns.
To
talk
about
the
people
from
the
country
use
a
plural
noun
ending
in
s.
The
ArgenFnians
invented
the
tango.
The
Greeks
are
very
extrovert.
Adjectives as nouns
Na#onali#es:
3.
Some
na9onali9es
have
a
special
noun
for
the
people
which
is
dierent
from
the
adjec9ve,
e.g.
Polish=adjec9ve,
Pole=noun.
To
talk
about
the
people
you
can
either
use
the
+
adjec9ve
OR
the
+
plural
noun.
The
Polish
play
a
lot
of
basketball.
The
Poles
play
a
lot
of
basketball.
Adjectives as nouns
Na#onali#es:
4.
With
any
na9onality
you
can
also
use
the
adjec9ve
+
people.
French
people
are
very
proud
of
their
cuisine.
Adjectives as nouns
Na#onali#es:
5.
To
talk
about
one
person
of
the
country
you
cant
use
a
/
an
+
adjec9ve
alone.
Instead
use:
1.
a
Japanese
man
/
woman
/
person
2.
a
Greek
/
an
Italian
(these
words
are
also
nouns)
3.
a
Turk,
a
Pole
Adjectives as nouns
Specic
groups
of
people:
1. You
can
use
the
+
some
adjec9ves
to
talk
about
specic
groups
in
society.
The poor are geSng poorer and the rich are geSng richer.
Adjectives as nouns
Specic
groups
of
people:
2.
When
we
dont
want
to
repeat
a
noun
aSer
an
adjec9ve
and
it
is
already
clear
what
we
are
talking
about,
we
use
the
adjec9ve
+
one
(singular)
OR
adjec9ve
+
ones
(plural)
Two
ice
creams,
big
ones
please.