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Glossary 13.15 Glossary
- Adjectival.
Any word, phrase, or clause functioning to modify a noun (a role in a sentence).
- Adjective.
A part of speech that typically modifies nouns and can be graded.
- Attributive position.
The position before a noun in the NP (
the tall man).
- Contact clause.
A relative clause with the relative pronoun omitted (
the book I read).
- Dangling participle.
A participial phrase that doesn’t clearly modify the intended noun.
- Non-restrictive modifier.
A modifier that adds supplementary information about an already-identified referent; set off with commas.
- Noun adjunct.
A noun that modifies another noun in attributive position (
coffee table,
government report).
- Participial phrase.
A phrase built on a participle (present or past) functioning adjectivally.
- Post-modifier.
A modifier that follows the noun it modifies.
- Pre-modifier.
A modifier that precedes the noun it modifies.
- Predicative position.
The position after a linking verb (
The man is tall).
- Relative clause.
A dependent clause introduced by a relative pronoun or adverb, modifying a noun.
- Restrictive modifier.
A modifier that identifies or limits the referent; no commas.
