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 ** proper nouns are capitalized
-=== nouns modifying other nouns ===
+=== noun modifying another noun ===
-* nouns can act like adjectives to "modify" (change) or "qualify" (limit) the meaning of another noun
+{{Noun as modifier}}
-* called "attributive nouns" since they provide an "attribute" or characteristic or quality to the other noun
+* SAT Writing test questions on attributive nouns:
-* ex.:
+** they may also appear in the passages
-** "dog food"
+** and they can help the student to isolate word parts and understand what is going on in a sentence, especially to eliminate possessive noun forms
-*** "dog" is a noun that defines the type of "food" we are referring to
+click EXPAND for an example of how identifying attributive noun can help answer [[https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-10.pdf CB Writing practice test 10, question 14]]:
-*** i.e., "dog food" = "food that is for dogs"
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
-** note that the attributive noun is always singular (like adjectives)
+<pre>By requiring students to do community service in order to graduate, school [14] [officials’ are taking away students’] choice to give up their time for nonprofit activities, making volunteerism less meaningful and pleasurable.
-* The SAT Writing does not often (if at all) test for attributive nouns
-** however, they will appear in the text
+A) officials’ are taking away students’ [NO CHANGE]
-** and they can help the student to isolate word parts and understand what is going on in a sentence
+B) officials are taking away students
+C) officials are taking away student’s
+D) officials are taking away students'
+</pre>
+* elimination
+** x A) the noun "official's" incorrectly possesses the verb "are" (see possessive nouns for more)
+** x B) "students choice" = an incorrect plural form of the attributive noun "student" (student choice = the kind of choice for students)
+* we now have the distinction between C) student's (singular possessive) D) students' (plural possessive)
+** thus we match the correct D) students' to "By requiring students" from the sentence
+</div>
 === appositive: nouns as parenthetical or introductory phrases ===