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* one of consecutive nouns may be acting as an adjective, i.e, adjective (noun) + noun
* one type of consecutive nouns may be a noun acting as a modifier, as if an adjective (but not one)
* such nouns are called "attributive" nouns
* such nouns are called "attributive" nouns
** also called "apposite" (related to) or "adjunct" (supporting of) nouns
** also called "adjunct" (supporting of) nouns or "apposite" (related to)
* attributive nouns modify or qualify another noun
* attributive nouns modify or qualify another noun
** modify = change or add to the meaning of
** modify = change or add to the meaning of
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* ex.: "dog food"
* ex.: "dog food"
** 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 an attribute, or type or characteristic, of "food"
* example of multiple objects + a attributive nouns:
* example of multiple objects + a attributive nouns:
** "The pitcher threw the batter a hardball pitch"
** "The pitcher threw the batter a hardball pitch"
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* strict grammatical terms does now apply the "attributive" label for "adjective homograph" nouns (such as "iron" or "paper") or "compounds" or "open compounds"
* strict grammatical terms does now apply the "attributive" label for "adjective homograph" nouns (such as "iron" or "paper") or "compounds" or "open compounds"
** see https://www.merriam-webster.com/help/explanatory-notes/dict-attributive-nouns
** see https://www.merriam-webster.com/help/explanatory-notes/dict-attributive-nouns
* attributive nouns are not adjectives
** the only syntactic form of an adjective that the attributive noun employs is the "prepositive" position
*** i.e., preceding the noun it modifies
**** ''big dog'', ''small house''
** attributive nouns cannot operate as post-positive adjectives (following the noun):
*** whereas an adjective can be a subject complement:
**** ''boring meeting'' >> ''the meeting is boring''
*** ''dog food'' >> ''food dog'' or ''business meeting'' >> ''meeting business'' << don't work
** attributive nouns cannot operate as subject complements (as do adjectives)
*** ''the food is dog'' or ''the meeting is business'' << don't work
** attributive nouns cannot take on a comparative form (as do adjectives)
*** whereas nouns can go from ''big'' to ''bigger''
**** ''big test'' >> ''bigger test''
*** attributive nouns cannot: ''businesser meeting'' << doesn't work
* see also additional entry on  
* see also additional entry on  
** "appositive phrase"
** "appositive phrase"
** '''compound noun'''
** '''compound noun'''
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** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun_adjunct Noun adjunct (wiki)]
** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun_adjunct Noun adjunct (wiki)]
** [http://myenglishgrammar.com/lesson-12-modifiers/4-nouns-as-modifiers.html Nouns as Modifiers (meg.com)]
** [http://myenglishgrammar.com/lesson-12-modifiers/4-nouns-as-modifiers.html Nouns as Modifiers (meg.com)]
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