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Parts of speech: Difference between revisions

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** 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
** appositive phrase (used to add information, usually parenthetically: "Bob, ''the local handy man'', fixed my lawn mower"
*** note that 'lawn mower = attributive noun phrase with "lawn" acting as an adjective


==== consecutive nouns as direct and indirect objects ====
==== consecutive nouns as direct and indirect objects ====