noun modifier
Word before noun
A noun modifier is a noun that functions as an adjective, describing another noun that follows it.
In chicken soup, chicken modifies soup; in office building, office modifies building.
English freely stacks nouns this way: computer software update, government budget committee.
The modifier typically indicates material, purpose, or type.
- adjectivalOf describing words
- attributiveDirectly preceding noun modified
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- compoundCombined into one
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
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- modifiersadjectives, adjective, adverb, descriptives, descriptors
- noun grammarcase, declension, cases, genitive, ablative
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