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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

joined directly to a modified noun...

0 novelty02br
004: something (as a song or food item) that provides often fleeting amusement and is often based on a theme - 01b00often used attributively02b02br
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00attributive02br
001: relating to or of the nature of an attribute: attributing 2:01b00 joined directly to a modified noun without a linking verb 02b00(as city in city streets)02br
00— attributive noun02br
00— attributively adverb 02br
00[M-W's Col. Dic.]02br
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001: What does 01i00often used attributively02i00 mean?02br
002: I couldn't understand the definition 01i00joined directly to ... a linking verb02i00.0-
  

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1i 00Attribute02i 00 and 01i 00attributive02i 00 are grammatical terms. 02i 00 There is no verb between the two words (01i 00novelty02i 00 and 01i 00items02i 00). 02br 00CB 0-

  • 1i 00Attribute02i 00 and 01i 00attributive02i 00 are grammatical terms.
  • 02i 00 There is no verb between the two words (01i 00novelty02i 00 and 01i 00items02i 00).
  • 02br 00CB 0-
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1i00Attribute02i00 and 01i00attributive02i00 are grammatical terms. An adjectival attribute is simply an 01font00adjective02font00 used before a 01font00noun02font00: 01i00an 01font00old02font00 01font
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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite11i10Attribute12i10 and 11i10attributive12i10 are grammatical terms. An adjectival attribute is simply an 11font10adjective12font10 used before a 11font10noun12font10: 11i10an 1
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10There is no verb because novelty is used as an 11font10adjective12font10 - 11font10an adjective always comes immediately before or after a noun12font10.12br
15010 Where's the noun in this sentence:11i
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0 There is no noun in 01i00It should have been much better02i00 - both 01i00much02i00 and 01i00better02i00 are adverbs. Perhaps, you meant that 01i00novelty items02i00 is a compound noun. There is no need to use a verb with a compound noun. 0-

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