When I say "Oxford graduates"- here Oxford is adjective and graduates points to noun.
But if I say Graduates of Oxford, does the treatment change? Does Oxford become a noun?
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Can an adjective have something? Can one be a graduate of an adjective? Of course not.But if I say Graduates of Oxford, does the treatment change? Does Oxford become a noun?
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