Talk:trap
Latest comment: 14 years ago by Jamesjiao in topic Adjective
Adjective change
Trap is not an adjective any more than any noun is an adjective. Almost all nouns can be used to modify other nouns. You can say a kitchen sink, a faculty office, and a soccer ball. That doesn't make kitchen, faculty, and soccer adjectives. I understand that en.wikt has trap as an adjective, but that is an error. Feel free to correct it.
Most adjectives can be modified by very. Most adjectives have a comparative form. Most adjectives can function as complements to seem. But you can't say something is very trap or trapper. Nor can you say something seemed trap.--Brett (talk) 12:49, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
- Then, I'll fix that one en.wikt. Thanks. --Mikemoral♪♫ 00:44, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
- Another reason is it cannot be used predicatively without attaching an article to it, which further supports the idea expressed on this page. Jamesjiao (talk) 01:13, 19 February 2010 (UTC)