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Difference between mess and messy



 
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Difference between mess and messy #1 (permalink) Sat Jun 10, 2006 14:39 pm   Difference between mess and messy		  
English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #45 "Basic English Expressions", question 1

My desk is a ........., I should clean it.

(a) messy
(b) slob
(c) mess
(d) sloppy

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #45 "Basic English Expressions", answer 1

My desk is a mess, I should clean it.

Correct answer: (c) mess

Your answer was: incorrect
My desk is a messy, I should clean it.
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what is the different between mess and messy

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Mess/messy #2 (permalink) Sat Jun 10, 2006 15:43 pm   Mess/messy		  
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What is the difference between mess and messy?

The same difference as between different and difference: the former is an adjective and the latter is a noun.

Since the test sentence included the indefinite article 'a', you need a noun: mess. Using the adjective, the sentence would have to read: My desk is messy.
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Difference between mess and messy #3 (permalink) Fri Jan 23, 2009 14:28 pm   Difference between mess and messy		  
But the question is need a noun not a adjective ~_~
Please check it again Very Happy
" My desk is a mess "
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