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Function. (a) Combining with words to form phrases.
A noun combines with
a preceding adjective
(big house)
, or occasionally
with a following adjective
(secrets unrevealed)
, with a preceding noun in either the common case
(chocolate
bar)
or
the genitive case
(mother’s face)
, with a verb following it
(children play)
or
preceding it
(play games)
. Occasionally a noun may combine with a following or a
preceding adverb
(the guy outside; the then president)
. It also combines with
prepositions
(in a house; house of rest)
. It is typical
of a noun to be preceded by
the definite or indefinite article
(the room, a room)
. (b) Function in the sentence. A
noun may be the subject or the predicative of a sentence,
or an object, an attribute,
and an adverbial modifier. It can also make part of each of these when preceded by
a preposition.
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