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[Marrion]

I got it
But here is another question.

If I tell "What are your favorite sports?" to someone, is this sentence correct?


And then

[1] a clothes shop
[2] a customs officer

At these sentences, are "clothes" and "customs" used as adjectives?

[CP]

If you ask someone, "What are your favorite sports?", not only is it a perfectly good question grammatically, but it is often a good way to get a conversation started -- or keep one going. You can also say, "What are your favorite teams / your least favorite teams?", "Who are your favorite players?", etc.

"What are your favorite X?" is generally correct. Substitute for X "bands," "movies," "movie stars," "clothing manufacturers," "colors," "cars," and so on and on.

In your phrases (not sentences), yes, "clothes" and "customs" are adjectives modifying the nouns "shop" and "officer," respectively.

"Clothes shop" is a little hard to say, however. You can also say "clothing shop," "clothing store," "dress shop," etc.

As you can see from your examples, nouns can be used as adjectives in English. It is a flexible language, which makes it useful but hard to learn!
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[Marrion]

Now do you live in California?
Recently my uncle and aunt emigrated from Korea into LA.

^0^






Anyway thank you very much.
Always may you be in happiness!!^0^

[CP]

Yes, Marrion, I live in California. I was born in Los Angeles and now live in Orange County -- the next county south of L.A. County, abbreviated O.C.

There is a large Korean population in L.A., and a whole section of the city called Koreatown. You see lots of Korean-owned businesses and churches there, and many signs in Korean and English -- sometimes just in Korean! So your aunt and uncle will not be without Korean friends in L.A.

(There is also a large Chinese population -- and a Chinatown -- in L.A., and a large Japanese population -- and Little Japan -- and in O.C. a large Vietnamese population -- and Little Saigon -- and so on.)
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[Marrion]

Yes, I agree with you.

Thank you your explanation for LA.^0^