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* persons, places, things | * persons, places, things | ||
* proper nouns | * proper nouns | ||
** nouns as modifiers | === subject === | ||
*** ex. "dog food" | === object === | ||
* '''direct object''' | |||
* '''indirect object''' | |||
=== nouns as modifiers === | |||
* nouns can be used to modify or qualify another 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)] | *** see [http://myenglishgrammar.com/lesson-12-modifiers/4-nouns-as-modifiers.html Nouns as Modifiers (meg.com)] | ||
=== consecutive nouns as multiple objects === | |||
* nouns are frequently | |||
== verbs == | == verbs == | ||