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→consecutive noun as modifier (appositive)
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* if so, they may represent either: | * if so, they may represent either: | ||
** indirect + direct objects ("She told her father the truth") | ** indirect + direct objects ("She told her father the truth") | ||
** | ** attributive nouns (the first noun acting as an adjective: "dog food") | ||
*** also called "adjunct" or "apposite" noun | |||
** 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 | |||
==== consecutive nouns as direct and indirect objects ==== | ==== consecutive nouns as direct and indirect objects ==== | ||
{{Consecutive nouns as multiple objects}} | {{Consecutive nouns as multiple objects}} | ||
==== consecutive noun as modifier ( | ==== consecutive noun as modifier (attributive noun) ==== | ||
{{Noun as modifier}} | {{Noun as modifier}} | ||