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wanderer
Joined: 14 Nov 2005
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 Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: Is "rejects" a noun here? |
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I saw the sentence as below:
Though nine out of 10 are rejects, that didn't soften the sting of the final email: " The members of Beautiful People did not find your profile attractive enough."
Can I change "rejects" into "rejected"?
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lotus
Joined: 25 Jan 2004
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Hi wanderer,
Yes, rejects in the sentence is a noun. We don't use it often because it is not very flattering. We use it mostly in describing defective products. Rejected is a verb.
The assembly workers put the good toys in sealed plastic boxes. The rejects were placed in MRB (material review board).
The defective toys were rejected by the quality inspectors.
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