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 * '''indirect object'''
 === noun as modifier ===
-* nouns can be used to modify or qualify another noun
+{{Noun as modifier}}
-* called "attributive noun"
-** ex. "dog food"
-*** translates to: "the kind of food for dogs"
-*** "dog" thereby indicates a type or characteristic of "food"
-** when acting as a modifier, the noun must be in the singular
-** ex., we cannot say "dogs food"
-** as a category or type, the noun must remain singular
-*** see [http://myenglishgrammar.com/lesson-12-modifiers/4-nouns-as-modifiers.html Nouns as Modifiers (meg.com)]
 === consecutive nouns as multiple objects ===
 * nouns can act as multiple objects of a verb