PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

The man is a Lagos-base lawyer (nonstandard).
The man is a Lagos-based lawyer (standard).

She prefers flower curtains (nonstandard).
She prefers flowered curtains (standard).

I saw a uniform policeman here (nonstandard).
I saw a uniformed policeman here (standard).
GAB

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