Answer to Question #299825 in English for Yvy

Question

What are the two premodifiers in the noun phrase "all three counts"?

Answer 1

Premodifiers are words that come before a noun head of a noun phrase. A modifier is a word or words that give information about another word in the sentence. Adjectives and adverbs function as modifiers in English.

There are three types of premodifiers:

1. Determiners; Determiners are words that determine the quantity of a noun or indicate which noun the speaker is referring to.
2. Numbers; Numbers include both cardinal and ordinal numbers. They also give information about a noun; they talk about the exact quantity of the noun they modify.
3. Adjectives; Adjectives are words that describe a noun. Here are some common adjectives in English: good, bad, smart, beautiful, foolish, rich, poor, intelligent, dumb, wise, ugly, tall, huge, talented, kind, cruel, short, fat, slim, expensive, and cheap