6 Adjectives6.3 Adjectives that behave like nouns; '-ed/-ing' endings
6.3A 'The' (etc.) + adjective + noun: 'the blind' [> LEG 6.6,6.12.2]
1 We use a noun after an adjective or we use one/ones [> 4.2B-C, compare > 3.1 C]:
He's a young man. (Not *He's a young") You poor thing! (Not *You poor!*)
I sold my old car and I've bought a new one. (Not "... and I've bought a new")2 In the plural, we use no article (zero) [> 3.1 A]:
They are young men. You poor things! We sold our old cars and bought new ones.3 We can use a few adjectives on their own after the to refer to 'the group as a whole':
the blind/the sighted, the deaf, the dumb, the living/the dead, the rich/the poor,
the young/the old, the elderly, the healthy/the sick, the injured, the unemployed:
We have opened a new school for the blind/for blind people. (Not *for (the) blinds')We say He is blind, or He is a blind man. (Not 'He is a blind. *)
We say They are blind, or They are blind people. (Not *They are blinds. *)Write 1 : Rewrite these sentences using the adjectives with man, woman or people.
1 He is poor.
2 They are unemployed.
3 She is young
4 He is elderly.
5 She is sick
6 They are healthy.Write 2: Rewrite these sentences to refer to a group without using the word people.
1 Rich people should pay more tax than poor people.
7Уг& rick'. .лкоиЛЖ. &Щ. тать. t/Ш. .Шши .Щь.
2 What hope can the government give to unemployed people?3 Will this new invention really help deaf people?4 Old people usually have to live on a fixed income.5 After the crash, the injured people were rushed to hospital.6 This is a memorial to dead people.7 We have interesting study courses for elderly people.8 Healthy people never think about getting ill.9 It's a nurse's job to look after sick people.10 Blind people should have the same opportunities as sighted people.