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* | * consecutive nouns may be acting as an adjective, i.e, adjective (noun) + noun | ||
* such nouns are called "attributive" nouns | * such nouns are called "attributive" nouns | ||
* attributive nouns modify or qualify another noun | * attributive nouns modify or qualify another noun | ||
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** i.e.: "dog food" = "a type of food that is for dogs" | ** i.e.: "dog food" = "a type of food that is for dogs" | ||
** "dog" thereby indicates a type or characteristic of "food" | ** "dog" thereby indicates a type or characteristic of "food" | ||
* example of multiple objects + an appositive noun: | |||
** "The pitcher threw the batter a hardball pitch" | |||
** S: pitcher V: threw IO: catcher ADJ: hardball (appositive noun) DO: pitch | |||
*** could also be expressed as: "the pitcher threw a (hardball) pitch to the catcher" | |||
**** "hardball" = a noun, but here it is describing the direct object "pitch" | |||
**** thus "hardball" is acting like an adjective | |||
* the attributive noun is (almost) always singular | * the attributive noun is (almost) always singular | ||
** = because it is acting like an adjective, which always remains in the singular form ("red shoes" as opposed to "reds shoes") | ** = because it is acting like an adjective, which always remains in the singular form ("red shoes" as opposed to "reds shoes") |