Noun-Noun Constructions
1. Underline the noun-noun constructions in the sentences below.
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2.
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There’s a shoe store on the corner.
There are two shoe stores on the street.
There’s a maple tree near my home.
There are some maple trees near my home.
2. ______ True or False ?
When a noun is plural, the noun that modifies (describes) it is plural too?
In noun-noun constructions, only the second noun can have a plural ending.
3. Rewrite the sentences. Replace the work ‘a’ with the number in parentheses. Add the noun
modifier. Make other changes if necessary.
1. (two / shoe) They own a store.
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2. (three/ Sunday) There’s a newspaper on his desk.
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3. (three / movie) There’s a theater on Main Street.
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4. (two / rock) We went to a concert last month.
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5. (two / music) There’s a festival in the city today.
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4. Look at this paragraph. Underline the noun-noun constructions.
My favorite street is Edgehill Street between First and Second Avenue. It’s an unusual
street. It’s long and crooked. There are two shoe stores, a coffee shop, and a fruit and vegetable
market on the north side of the street. On the south side there’s an Italian bakery, a bookstore,
and a Chinese restaurant. There’s a traffic light on one corner and a stop sign on the other. There
are two apartment buildings. Only one thing is missing from the street – a music store. Then it
would have all the things I like. I know the street very well because my grandparents live there.
Every time I go to that street these days, it brings back childhood memories.