Giedd believes that which [leisure] activities teens participate in during these years—from playing video games to undertaking more demanding hobbies such as photography and karate—determine which connections survive into adulthood.
Is leisure a noun here?
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It is a noun adjunct, which serves as an adjective because it modifies the noun that follows it..
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It is a noun adjunct, which serves as an adjective because it modifies the noun that follows it..
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If you were to write its part of speech in a book, what would you write? (considering its usage in the original context)
Leisure (n): time when you are not working or studying and can relax and do things you enjoy Leisure (adj): time when you are not working or studying and can relax and do things you enjoy