Parts of speech: Difference between revisions
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** a list of nouns, however, these will be separated by commas ("dogs, cats, and horses") | ** a list of nouns, however, these will be separated by commas ("dogs, cats, and horses") | ||
** possessive nouns (one noun possesses another: "the dog's bone" or "his book") | ** possessive nouns (one noun possesses another: "the dog's bone" or "his book") | ||
** appositive phrase (used to add information, usually parenthetically: "Bob, the man | ** appositive phrase (used to add information, usually parenthetically: "Bob, ''the local handy man'', fixed my lawn mower" | ||
*** note that 'lawn mower = attributive noun phrase with "lawn" acting as an adjective | |||
==== consecutive nouns as direct and indirect objects ==== | ==== consecutive nouns as direct and indirect objects ==== | ||