Comments on: Numbers as Adjectives

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:16:02 +0000

Actually, neither expression makes much sense and would be called an oxymoron. But if you have to choose, then “silent clap” because “silent” is an adjective describing “clap” while “silence” is a noun.

By: zuriel

zuriel — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:27:05 +0000

My daughter’s school has this practice of asking the pupils to clap their hands once and then keep quiet. Some teachers do it by saying “Give me a silent clap.” while others say “Give me a silence clap.” Should it be a ’silence clap’ or a ’silent clap’? How do I explain to my daughter?

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:21:48 +0000

You’re right. You can never use “I is.”

By: liQuid heaVen

liQuid heaVen — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:36:15 +0000

Hi. I recently was asked by a friend, “when can you use “I IS”"? I said never. He said there is an instance, is this true? And if so, when???