State whether the following statement is true or false:
Adjectives can be used with the article 'the' when they act as the noun in a sentence.
State whether the following statement is true or false:
Adjectives can be used with the article 'the' when they act as the noun in a sentence.
The correct option is A True
The names of persons, places, or things are known as nouns in English. For example, of nouns are ‘book’ or ‘tiger’. On the other hand, adjectives ‘beautiful’ or ‘tall’. In some case, adjectives are used to represent nouns. This is called ellipses of the noun phrase, wherein the shortening of a noun phrase occurs. For example, “The brave people never fail” is shorten into “the brave never fail”, wherein the phrase ‘the brave’ acts as a shortened version of the noun phrase. Here the adjective ‘brave’ along with ‘the’ is used to represent a group of people who are brave. The article ‘the’ becomes a crucial addition that converts the adjective into a noun that represents a group in general. Thus the statement is true.
The names of persons, places, or things are known as nouns in English. For example, of nouns are ‘book’ or ‘tiger’. On the other hand, adjectives ‘beautiful’ or ‘tall’. In some case, adjectives are used to represent nouns. This is called ellipses of the noun phrase, wherein the shortening of a noun phrase occurs. For example, “The brave people never fail” is shorten into “the brave never fail”, wherein the phrase ‘the brave’ acts as a shortened version of the noun phrase. Here the adjective ‘brave’ along with ‘the’ is used to represent a group of people who are brave. The article ‘the’ becomes a crucial addition that converts the adjective into a noun that represents a group in general. Thus the statement is true.
