Question

State whether the following statement is true or false:
When a noun is placed before another noun to function as an adjective there can be a comma between the two words.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

The names of persons, places, or things are known as nouns in English, whereas adjectives describe a noun. But in some case, a noun is used to describe another noun. For example, ‘race’ in ‘racehorse’ would become the adjective. In such cases, the first noun acts as an adjective. But one cannot place a comma between the two nouns because a comma would make them two different nouns. Only when they are used without a comma does the first noun act as an adjective that describes the second noun. Thus the given statement is false.