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Is it correct to say that any adjective consisting of "number + noun" cannot be used predicatively? E.g.: "The waist is thirty-inch" is unnatural
my conclusion from an answer on ell.stackexchange.com:
(1a) It is a five-story building. — natural
(1b) The building is five-story. — unnatural
(2a) It is a five-person tent. — natural
(2b) The tent ...
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