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Many of you may have heard the sentence, "Buffalo buffalo buffalo
buffalo buffalo". This same thing type of repetitious sentence can
happen with words that exist as a noun, a verb, and an adjective. For
example, the sentence, "right rights right right rights" is a fine
sentence, and means something different to "right rights right rights".
The difference between the first two sentences is that the first one has a plural subject, and in this case, the plural, 'rights' usually refers to a moral or legal entitlement. If this definition is used in the singular, it must have an article. The subject of the second sentence is singular, and has no article. That means the second sentence's 'right' would have a definition of "that which is morally correct".
The difference between the first two sentences is that the first one has a plural subject, and in this case, the plural, 'rights' usually refers to a moral or legal entitlement. If this definition is used in the singular, it must have an article. The subject of the second sentence is singular, and has no article. That means the second sentence's 'right' would have a definition of "that which is morally correct".