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**** ''That bird flew right by my friend's big, old head'' | **** ''That bird flew right by my friend's big, old head'' | ||
***note: see rules below for possessives | ***note: see rules below for possessives | ||
**attributive nouns | |||
***= nouns that act like an adjective ("pool boy" = a boy who tends to pools) | |||
***attributive nouns are not separated by commas; ex: | |||
****''She ate all the '''chocolate chip''' cookies'' (bolded = attributive nouns) | |||
****''There are many '''household chemical''' compounds that are dangerous'' (bolded = attributive nouns) | |||
** '''prepositional phrases''' | ** '''prepositional phrases''' | ||
***are not separated from the noun or verb they modify | ***are not separated from the noun or verb they modify | ||