Can a determiner modify a phrase ？ I asked some native speakers the difference between “egg fried rice” and “fried egg rice”，and they said "egg fried rice" is “fried rice with egg in it”，“ fried egg rice” is a dish called “egg rice” which is fried。 so in “beautiful American girls” and “egg fried rice” ，does ”beautiful“ modify "American girls" or "girls" ? and "egg" modify "fried rice” or “rice”？

＂The question is too hard to answer＂meaning positive？ 1.The question is too hard to answer Can this simply mean＂to answer the question is too hard＂instead of＂the question is so hard that I can't answer＂？ I heard some native speakers said＂It's too hard to answer the question＂is positive，can mean＂to answer the question is too hard＂ What do you think？

a place to call/called my home I often see “a place to call my home ” ， 1.why not use “a place called my home”？any difference？ 2.Can “a place to call my home” mean”a place which can let me make a phone call to my home“ ？

Can “and” connect“ noun” to “adjective” ？ 1.Learing is fun and easy I saw this in an advertisement。 “fun” is noun，”easy“ is adjective What I was taught in formal writting is using parallel structure when ”and" connect two or more phrases,such as "adj"+and +“adj” Any more example using “and” to connect “noun” to “adjective” ？

Can "for today" modify noun? The question "for today" is how in concrete terms can enterprise architecture help achieve this transition. Here “for today” modify “the question”？ I heard some native speakers said "for today" is adverbial phrase,cannot modify "noun" However,I find some "for" phrase can modify noun .For example,“the reason for his being late was that he missed the bus”，”for his..." modifies "the reason"

game paused ，paused is past tense or past participle I was playing game but there was a phrase on the screen during game “game paused，waiting for opponent”，so the game stopped for a while 1：in "game paused" ,is paused past tense? 2:if change to "game has been paused" or "game has paused" what 's the difference ?

Make someone +do+adjective or ”make someone +adjective” The global financial crisis has made many people _____ their money. A. be careful with B. careful with the answer is A But I feel B is correct to because of "make +adjective"

switched/turned off is passive? 1.Please make sure that your phone is switched/ turned off during exam 2.There were lots of messages on my mobile which had been switched/turned off in two sentences,switched /turned off is passive? or state? how to differentiate them？

“opened” as adjective I found in “opened road " ，" his mouth slightly opened "and "opened package" ,opened is adjective here is the link http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl...o6=&o3=&o4=&h= What do those phrases mean with using "opened" as adjective?