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| === noun as modifier === | | === noun as modifier === |
| {{Noun as modifier}} | | {{Noun as modifier}} |
| === consecutive nouns as multiple objects === | | === Consecutive nouns as multiple objects === |
| * nouns can act as multiple objects of a verb
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| * ex.
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| ** "The pitcher threw the catcher a hardball"
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| *** S: pitcher V: threw O: catcher O hardball
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| Click expand for an example from CB Test 10, Writing, question 15:
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| [36] ''''Tuition-reimbursement programs signal that employers offer their <u>workers’ opportunities</u> for personal and professional development.'''
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| A) worker's opportunities [NO CHANGE]
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| B) workers opportunities’
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| C) workers opportunities
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| D) worker’s opportunity’s
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| * Correct answer C) = S: employers V: offer O: workers O: opportunities
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| * elimination
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| ** B) and D) the noun "opportunities" cannot possess the preposition "for"
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| ** A) "workers'" is incorrect object
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| == preposition == | | == preposition == |