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* persons, places, things
* persons, places, things
* proper nouns
* proper nouns
** nouns as modifiers
=== subject ===
*** ex. "dog food"
=== object ===
* '''direct object'''
* '''indirect object'''
=== nouns as modifiers ===
* nouns can be used to modify or qualify another noun
** ex. "dog food"
*** translates to: "the kind of food for dogs"
*** "dog" thereby indicates a type or characteristic of "food"
** when acting as a modifier, the noun must be in the singular
** ex., we cannot say "dogs food"
** as a category or type, the noun must remain singular
*** see [http://myenglishgrammar.com/lesson-12-modifiers/4-nouns-as-modifiers.html Nouns as Modifiers (meg.com)]
*** see [http://myenglishgrammar.com/lesson-12-modifiers/4-nouns-as-modifiers.html Nouns as Modifiers (meg.com)]
=== consecutive nouns as multiple objects ===
* nouns are frequently


== verbs ==
== verbs ==