An tow can turn on a car?

Does speaking Natural English sound natural or a foreigner would?

Which way to say: 1

– A turned on car 2

– A turned off car 3

– An idled car 4

– An idled car 5

– The car is turned off 6

– The car is turned on 8

– The car is turned off.

If I turned on that car

what should I do?

Asked on March 29, 2021 in Grammar.
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With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
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With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
Add Comment

With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
Add Comment

With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
Add Comment

With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
Add Comment

With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 30, 2021.
Add Comment

With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
Add Comment

With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
Add Comment

With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
Add Comment

With so many ways to start a car, there are some good ways to talk about it. Except for (1) and (2), these are fine.

While there is a Rule of English grammar being violated in (1) and (2), there is no English grammar rule being violated in each of these sentences.
Native speakers know it, because they follow it, but they never state it to any native speakers.
Non-native speakers don’t need to be taught this rule, however it’s not obvious.

  • If a noun is an attribute of more than one word, a noun is the only item to which it adds the noun modifier.
    When noun modifiers contain only one word, it goes before the character it modifies.
    Mnemonic : an eleven year old boy versus a boy eleven years

old Since turned off/on is more than one word, it must follow car. not precede it.
A car turned off or on is Okay, but not * A turned off car.

Is there a single word, metaphoric term turned on/off, which refers to affectual

  • display, He describes himself as turned-on, and had to answer his questions but he didn’t answer his questions.

Besides the metaphor, it doesn’t refer to actual machine power status.) This

rule is the one that makes the famous cat video Maru and the Too

  • Small Box so odd-sounding to native

English speakers.

Answered on March 30, 2021.
Add Comment

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