English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MODIFIERS
I was ~far~ asleep (nonstandard).
I was fast asleep (standard).
That’s the ~students~ union building (nonstandard)
That’s the student union building (standard).
That’s the students’ union building (standard).
The five- ~years~ -old boy was injured (nonstandard).
The five- year -old boy was injured (standard).
The boy injured is five years old (standard)
GAB
