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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
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Receiving enteral

When a patient receiving enteral tube feeding in hospital is medically stable, they may be considered for discharge back to their own home or residential care.

http://www.bapen.org.uk/nutrition-support/enteral-nutrition/home-enteral-nutrition

Is "a patient receiving..." a reduced relative clause-a patient that/who is receiving... and thus functioning as an adjective modifying the noun- a patient?

  

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" a reduced relative clause-a patient that/who is receiving.. Yes. ) An adjective is a type of word, but it is only one of many types of noun modifiers.

  • " a reduced relative clause-a patient that/who is receiving..
  • Yes.
  • ) An adjective is a type of word, but it is only one of many types of noun modifiers.
  • org/grammar/british-grammar/noun-phrases/noun-phrases-dependent-words Noun modifiers can be classified into three categories.
  • The modifiers in the first and second category come before the noun.
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Jigneshbharatis "a patient receiving..." a reduced relative clause-a patient that/who is receiving..

Yes.

It modifies the noun "patient." (as a complement.)

An adjective is a type of word, but it is only one of many types of noun modifiers.

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