Unit 10: Modification of Nouns

Last week I found something interesting in Unit 10 Modification of Nouns, where I could learn a little more about Compound modifiers, now I know that Compound modifiers are constructed from more than one word.


a. number + noun

• My 19 year-old friend applied for a job with the local newspaper.

b. noun+ present participle

• Titanic is a award-winning movie

c. noun+past participle

• The shelves were buckling under the weight of dust-covered books.

d. adjective+past participle

• Are you ready for a fun-filled day?

We must not forget that when we use compound modifiers the plural nouns become singular when they come before the noun.

• I could read a 200-pages book in only 4 days. (false)

• I could read a 200-page book in only 4 days. (correct)

Saby Chachi

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