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Grammar
Is this a noun or adjective?
What form of speak would you call "varsity (which is a noun) when it is placed before a noun?
Example: varisty team.
Also any other noun when placed before a noun.
Example: Louisiana's bayous.
Is it called an adjective? Does it change like using the possessive before a gerand which is a verb used as a noun--his going, your going, their going, etc.
I enjoy trying to teach my grandson.
Thanks.
Example: varisty team.
Also any other noun when placed before a noun.
Example: Louisiana's bayous.
Is it called an adjective? Does it change like using the possessive before a gerand which is a verb used as a noun--his going, your going, their going, etc.
I enjoy trying to teach my grandson.
Thanks.
Top answer
varisty team. Here 'varsity' is used as an adjective since it describes the team. What type of team is it?
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varisty team. Here 'varsity' is used as an adjective since it describes the team.
What type of team is it? a VARSITY team.
What is a 'bayous'?
Here Louisiana is a noun used with the genitive ( 's ). The apostrophe S is used to show that something belongs to something else.
What type of team is it? a VARSITY team.
What is a 'bayous'?
Here Louisiana is a noun used with the genitive ( 's ). The apostrophe S is used to show that something belongs to something else.
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Sometimes people view examples like "varsity team" as a noun+noun word partnership(a collocation), other view it as a adjective+noun partnership. I prefer to think of the latter as more useful. The type of team is a varsity (adj.) team.
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