Nouns as Modifiers

Adjectives
Nouns as Modifiers to Nouns	Framed \| Unframed

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NOUN - NOUN	ADJECTIVE - NOUN
This car is for sports driving.	It is a sports car.
The Jeep has a drive(-train) that moves all four wheels.	It has four-wheel drive. (a feature of the car)
He is a champion in swimming.	He is a swimming champion.

a rope bridge

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1.	The bridge is made of rope. It is a bridge.
2.	This bat hits baseballs . It is a bat.
3.	This cloth goes on top of the table. It is a cloth.
4.	This key is used to start the car. It is my key.
5.	This ticket cost me eight-dollars. It is an ticket.
6.	My daughter is three months old . She is my daughter.
7.	I will get five units for this course. It is a course.
8.	These are my slippers that I wear in the house . They are my slippers.
9.	This is my ladder that is seven feet tall . It is a ladder.
10.	I am taking a walk to a store that is two miles away. It is a walk to the store.
11.	I bought a watermelon that weighs seven pounds It is a watermelon.
12.	There are four bedrooms in my house. It is a house.
13.	The lease of this apartment is for two years . It is a lease.
14.	The handbook is for students . It is a handbook.
15.	Five courses will be served at dinner. It is a dinner.
16.	The shoes are for walking. They are shoes .
17.	The pole is for the sport of fishing. It is a pole .
18.	She chose a dress for her wedding. It is her dress .
19.	He was a victim of a drowning. He was a victim. (A death resulting from being under-water.)
20.	It was a gallery for shooting. It was a gallery. (A game at a carnival where people shoot targets to win prizes.)

Julie Sevastopoulos - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA