noun modifiers
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Noun modifiers
Created by:Kumargalieva AidanaMakanbayeva Alma
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• Noun modifiers have an important job: to make nouns more expressive. Illustrated by the word "important" in the previous sentence, this type of word comes in various forms — all with a particular manner of altering the nouns attached to them.
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Noun modified by adjective
• Form: the
adjective agrees in gender or plurality with the noun
• Linker: the adjective carries the "linker" (-r for feminine nouns, -n for masculine or plural)
The most commonly heard way of modifying a noun by an adjective is as follows:Placement: the adjective precedes the noun
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Noun modified by article
• Articles come before the nouns they point out. Examples: a building, the door, an apple
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Noun modified by pronoun
• Possessive Pronouns come before the noun they modify. They tell us who or what the noun belongs to. Examples: my car, your sister, his big mouth, their new house, our decision
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Examples AdjectiveExamples: large feet, six copies, soft voice, the black Volvo, an awful odor.
Articlea building, the door, an apple
PronounExamples: my car, your sister, his big mouth, their new house, our decision.
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