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* consecutive nouns may be acting as an adjective, i.e, adjective (noun) + noun

* such nouns are called "attributive" nouns

** also called "apposite" (related to) or "adjunct" (supporting of) nouns

* attributive nouns modify or qualify another noun

** modify = change or add to the meaning of

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** i.e.: "dog food" = "a type of food that is for dogs"

** "dog" thereby indicates a type or characteristic of "food"

* example of multiple objects + ~~an appositive noun~~:

* example of multiple objects + a attributive nouns:

** "The pitcher threw the batter a hardball pitch"

** S: pitcher V: threw IO: catcher ADJ: hardball (appositive noun) DO: pitch

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** = because it is acting like an adjective, which always remains in the singular form ("red shoes" as opposed to "reds shoes")

** = as a category or type, the noun must remain singular

~~click EXPAND for more on exceptions to the singular attributive and for synonymous terms: "appositive" and "adjunct nouns"~~

** exception for plural attributive nouns = special words such as "arms race" or "rewards card"

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** possessive attributive noun:

* exception for plural attributive nouns = special words such as "arms race" or "rewards card"

*** ex.: "the National's game"

* possessive attributive noun:

*** these are often morphed into plural attributive, thus "National's game" becomes "Nationals game", "reward's card" becomes "rewards card", or "lady's night" becomes "ladies night"

** ex.: "the National's game"

** multiple attributives

** these are often morphed into plural attributive, thus "National's game" becomes "Nationals game", "reward's card" becomes "rewards card", or "lady's night" becomes "ladies night"

*** ex.: "beef dog food" or "

* multiple attributives

*** news headlines often use multiple attributives, such as "South Park man Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick dies again"

** ex.: "beef dog food" or "

* see also additional entry on

** news headlines often use multiple attributives, such as "South Park man Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick dies again"

** "appositive phrase"

* ~~other terms for attributive noun:~~

** ~~'''~~appositive~~'''~~

*** however, appositives may include a phrase ~~(multiple words), whereas here we are treating the attributive noun as a single noun used as an adjective~~

*** see additional entry on appositive

** '''compound noun'''

** '''noun adjunct'''