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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
multiple nouns describing a noun
Hi,
A word like "a district school corruption information center" - you have four nouns describing the main noun. Who sets the rule regarding how much and what are acceptable? There might be a rule regarding this aspect of grammar and maybe I am not cognizant of the rule involved or maybe I don't know the stuff.
If you get the idea, please enlighten me on this.
A word like "a district school corruption information center" - you have four nouns describing the main noun. Who sets the rule regarding how much and what are acceptable? There might be a rule regarding this aspect of grammar and maybe I am not cognizant of the rule involved or maybe I don't know the stuff.
If you get the idea, please enlighten me on this.
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There is no rule, but your example seems to have reached the outer limits of what is possible! CJ
- There is no rule, but your example seems to have reached the outer limits of what is possible!
- CJ
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There is no rule, but your example seems to have reached the outer limits of what is possible!
CJ
CJ
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I think it's much like "dog house", "cat house", or "police station".
A noun can be used to describe a type of another noun.
A "dog house" is a special type of "house" for "dogs".
A "police station" is a special type of "station" for "police"
A noun can be used to describe a type of another noun.
A "dog house" is a special type of "house" for "dogs".
A "police station" is a special type of "station" for "police"
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