STUDENT QUESTION
this sentence:
Due to the increasingly (adj) globalised (v) business (n) environment (n)....
Why? do you understand my question?
If I want to express the same meaning, I will write like this:
Due to the increasingly global business-environment...
MY RESPONSE
Actually your version is OK. The hyphen between business and environment isn't necessary, but the difference between GLOBAL and GLOBALISED is just that the latter (GLOBALISED) suggests that forces have MADE the world global.
Your analysis of the phrase from the text isn't quite right though:
We could argue about whether business is an adjective or noun here and it doesn't really matter either way, but GLOBALISED is definitely not a verb. A lot of adjectives in English are formed from the active or passive form of a verb. To me, this is quite useful because it helps you understand their meaning (i.e. whether they are active or passive). Examples include bored, boring, interested, interesting, satisfied, satisfying, and I'm sure you could add hundreds more to my list!
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