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==== consecutive noun as modifier (attributive noun) ====
==== consecutive noun as modifier (attributive noun) ====
{{Noun as modifier}}
{{Noun as modifier}}
==== Appositive nouns & phrases ====
* = a noun that is next to another noun to add information to it
** may be intermixed with modifiers (adjectives, prepositions)
** distinct from an attributive noun in that the appositive noun clarifies but is not acting as an adjective
** ex. "my friend Steve"
*** "my", "friend," and "Steve" are all nouns
*** "Steve" is the appositive noun that identifies who the "friend" is
*** "my friend Steve" is the appositive phrase
* appositive phrases may provide parenthetical information
** "Joe Blow, ''a rather common fellow'', is uncommonly wise"
*** the appositive phrase "a rather common fellow" adds information to the subject, "Joe Blow"
*** note that this appositive phrase contains an adjective, "common"
* appositive phrases are frequently used to provide a title or identifying profession or position
** "Sanjay Patar, ''the famed tennis player'', retired last year"
* appositive phrases are not always set aside by commas:
** "''The popular state legislator'' Joellin Jones was reelected"


=== possessive nouns ===
=== possessive nouns ===