Dear ALAN!
I have two questions:
Question № 1:
At a formal dinner,there are usually two forks on the table. The smaller fork is for salads.
It is called a .... fork.
a) salad
b) salads'
c) salad's
Which variant is correct?
Question № 2:
Can we say the fork of the salad, that's the noun + prep. + noun structure?
Thanks a lot...
the fork of salad
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Re: the fork of salad
'Salad fork' is the only acceptable expression.
The fork is not considered in English as being in any sense the 'property' of the salad; hence *the fork of the salad is not permissible here!
You could, however, alternatively describe it as 'a/the fork for the salad'.
The fork is not considered in English as being in any sense the 'property' of the salad; hence *the fork of the salad is not permissible here!
You could, however, alternatively describe it as 'a/the fork for the salad'.