adults males vs. male adult

[Torsten]

Hi,

What is the difference between 'adults males' and 'male adults'? Also, is there any difference between 'adults males' and 'adult males'? I came across the term 'adults males' in one of my Kaplan TOEIC prep books and I just wonder what other options there are to say the same thing.

Many thanks,
Torsten
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[Alan]

Hi Torsten,

I would suggest either 'adult males' or 'male adults'. 'Adults males' doesn't make sense to me. I would think that 'male adults' would be used after perhaps mentioning 'female adults'.

Alan
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[Yankee]

Was "adults males" part of a sentence? It doesn't make any sense to me either.

Or was "adults males" just part of a multiple choice list from which you are to pick the correct option?
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[Torsten]

"Adults males" was one of the options in a multiple choice test question.
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[Mister Micawber]

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An incorrect distractor, then.
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[Torsten]

Hi Charles,

Based on Alan's explanation I think "adults males" simply is a typo since all the answer options in the TOEIC test are written in correct English.
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