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-* when there are consecutive nouns, i.e., one after the other (and are not a list or a possessive), the nouns are either multiple objects (one direct, the other indirect) or one noun is modifying the other
+* consecutive nouns may be acting as an adjective, i.e, adjective (noun) + noun
-** ex., "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
 * such nouns are called "attributive" nouns
 * attributive nouns modify or qualify another noun
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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:
+** "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
 ** = because it is acting like an adjective, which always remains in the singular form ("red shoes" as opposed to "reds shoes")