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[mino]

Dear alls

 :lol: I am so glad to bring anther prolem on grammer to you.
 :arrow: Noun like a bookshop takes singular verb, but the word book suggest plural meaning. Otherwise some word like a clothesshop also needs a singular verb although it has plural meaning.
The question is why the first word,clothes , of the second compound noun take plural form while the first word of the firs one is singular.

Thank for your help

MINO
stupit studen

[jupiter]

Hi stupit studen  :roll:

Since grammar is my great interest in learning English, your questions on grammar are highly welcome!

Here is my answer to your problem:

Bookshop = a shop which sells books
Clothesshop = a shop which sells clothes

We have to use the plural form clothes because it's a matter of exception! Why? If you use singular form cloth, the meaning will be changed.

Clothshop = a shop which sells cloth or material used to make clothes.

Note: Clothes are made from cloth.

Hope you get it.
Jupiter

[mino]

Dear Jupiter

Thank you for your spending time on trying to reply my problem. having received your response I realise that your talent in Engish grammar is rather higher than I expected. As you are old enough 2 tell/ explain anyone in English grammar would you mind if i raise one more calamity to you. If you would not mind let scroll your eyes downwards.

In your response

a clothesshop is shop sell many kind of dresses and if we say a clothshop it will suggest that shop that sell materail to produce clothes.

What if I say an appiontment board and an appiontments board

A question is what is any difference

It is brillaint to get your idea

your turn

[jupiter]

Hi friend  

Thanks for your praise and question.
Honestly, I'm not really sure about the difference between "an appointment board" and "an appontments board". But maybe it's a matter of exception. For example, we say "studies office" in place of "study office" and so on.

an appointment board = a group of people who possess the right to appoint others for a jop/position, etc.

an appointments board = (Not sure)

As far as I'm concerned, "appointments board" is widely used than "appointment board".

Will discuss more soon

Jupiter

PS. Hope Tdol and Paul will help  

[jupiter]

Hi Mino,

Thanks again for your question. It teaches me something too  

Let's see the following:

an appointment board = a group of people who possess the right to appoint others for a jop/position, etc.

"an appointments board" has two meanings

1/ a group of people who possess the right to appoint others for a jop/position, etc. [ the same meaning as an appointmment board ]

2/ a notice board on which one recorded one's appointments

Await your reaction

Jupiter