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LESSON FOUR

LESSON FOUR. NOUNS AS MODIFIERS Part I. This is a book about history. It’s a history book. He is a driver who drives a bus. He is a bus driver. This is a bridge which is made of stone. This is a stone bridge. This is a glass of milk which has chocolate.

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LESSON FOUR

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  1. LESSON FOUR NOUNS AS MODIFIERS Part I

  2. This is a book about history. It’s a history book.

  3. He is a driver who drives a bus. He is a bus driver.

  4. This is a bridge which is made of stone. This is a stone bridge.

  5. This is a glass of milk which has chocolate. This is a glass of chocolate milk.

  6. This a picture of the animals which live in jungle. This is a picture of jungle animals.

  7. These are the legs of the table. These are table legs.

  8. These are fishes which live in the river. These are river fishes.

  9. He is cleaning the window of his car. He is cleaning his car window.

  10. These are the hands of the clock. These are clock hands.

  11. Review the sentences

  12. He is a bus driver. This is a stone bridge.

  13. A glass of chocolate milk. These are jungle animals.

  14. These are table legs. These are river fishes.

  15. These are clock hands. This is a car window.

  16. Answer the questions:

  17. What are these? These are the flowers of a garden. Or: These are………………..

  18. What is this? This is a plane which is made of paper. Or: This is a ……………………………

  19. What is this? This is an animal which lives in jungle. Or: This is a ……………………………

  20. Conclusion: • A book which is about history = a history book • A driver of a bus = a bus driver • A bridge which is made of stone= a stone bridge • Milk which has chocolate = chocolate milk • Animals a who live in jungles = jungle animals • A fish in a river = a river fish • Hands of a clock = clock hands • A window of a car = a car window

  21. As you see the first noun is as an adjective for the next noun: • A history book • a bus driver • a stone bridge • chocolate milk • jungle animals Noun + Noun • a river fish • clock hands • a car window modifier of the next noun

  22. Pay attention to these rules: • The first noun is as an adjective for the other noun, • The first noun never has plural “s”, e.g. cars windows, rivers fish,… • The first noun never has “of” and “ ‘s”. e.g. car’s windows, river’s fish

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