Order of adjectives
It’s a charming small French brass carriage clock, dating from the nineteenth century.
Regarding the order of adjective, is "carriage" an adjective of purpose here? Like "car" in "car factory"?
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Hi People call it different things. I'd say it's a 'noun in apposition'. You put two nouns together and, it seems that one is like an adjective but they are both nouns 'Carriage clock' and 'car factory' are good examples Dave
- Hi People call it different things.
- I'd say it's a 'noun in apposition'.
- You put two nouns together and, it seems that one is like an adjective but they are both nouns 'Carriage clock' and 'car factory' are good examples Dave
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Hi
People call it different things. I'd say it's a 'noun in apposition'. You put two nouns together and, it seems that one is like an adjective but they are both nouns
'Carriage clock' and 'car factory' are good examples
Dave
0It’s a charming small French brass carriage clock.
Carriage is a noun modifying clock (a clock for using in carriages).
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