Adjectives can be used in certain expressions with the, when we are generalising, to indicate a whole group of people: the rich, the poor, the old, the disabled, the dead, the unemployed, the blind, the deaf Some adjectives of nationality can also be used like this, including all nationality adjectives ending in -sh or-ch: the British, the Spanish, the French Plural nouns with numbers become singular when they are used as adjectives: a ten-mile walk, a three-hour journey C Correct the sentences if necessary. Tick any which are already correct. 1 The new toilets in town are for the disabled people.+ 2 It will probably be a two-hours lecture. + 3 Dominic works at a special school for blind. Y 4 The eleven-year-old girl won first prize. 5 In many societies it is true that the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. ✓ 6 French negotiated with Spanish over the return of the wanted fugitives.
