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The word 'tennis' is a noun. When a noun is used to describe another noun, it's called an attributive noun (or noun adjunct).
The term 'tennis court' is a compound noun.
Why some nouns are also adjective and some are not, even though they are used as an adjective, is a mystery. The word 'tennis' is designated as a noun only in the five dictionaries that I consulted for this answer.
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∙ 13y agoTennis Court.
Tennis = Adjective.
Court = Noun.
Court is the noun, tennis is describing the type of court.
Descriptive words are by definition adjectives.
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Is the direction West an adjective?
The direction itself is a noun. It is only an adjective when placed before a noun (e.g. west wing).
What explains a noun or pronoun that comes before it?
An adjective comes before a noun or a pronoun to tell more about it.
What adjective is formed from the noun?
Examples of adjectives that are formed from a noun are:air (noun) - airy (adjective)artist (noun) - artistic (adjective)beauty (noun) - beautiful (adjective)blood (noun) - bloody (adjective)fish (noun) - fishy (adjective)hope (noun) - hopeful (adjective)length (noun) - lengthy (adjective)memory (noun) - memorable (adjective)politics (noun) - political (adjective)thought (noun) - thoughtful (adjective)use (noun) - useful (adjective)water (noun) - watery (adjective)
Is another a pronoun?
It can be, but another used before a noun is an adjective.
Where do you often find an adjective?
before and after subjet
What part of speech is of tennis?
Adjective or noun. It is an adjective if you say, "Alex is a good tennis player." because it modifies player. It is a noun if you say "I play tennis."
What is a noun which means an area where tennis is played?
The noun for the place that tennis is played is a courtor the compound noun, tennis court.
Is court an adjective?
No, the word court is a verb and a noun. The noun may be used as a noun adjunct (e.g. court proceedings). For the verb court (woo, pursue), a negative form "uncourted" is an adjective.
Is court ordered hyphenated?
Yes. Hyphenate two or more words acting as an adjective before a noun.
English translation of french word courts?
'Courts' is the plural version (masculine) of the adjective 'court' which means 'short' or it could be the plural form of the masculine noun 'court' which means 'court' as in 'tennis court'Regards,TransAction Translators
Is innocent a noun or an adjective?
Innocent is an adjective; innocence is the noun. "I am innocent!" he cried. The judge said 'your innocence will be proven in court.'
Is gray an adjective or noun?
It can be either. The color gray is a noun. Used before a noun, it is an adjective (gray sky).
Where does the adjective go in Greek?
Before the noun.
What is high as an adjective?
The word high is an adjective, although also a noun. Used before a noun, it is an adjective, as in "high valley" or "high walls."
Is the direction West an adjective?
The direction itself is a noun. It is only an adjective when placed before a noun (e.g. west wing).
What explains a noun or pronoun that comes before it?
An adjective comes before a noun or a pronoun to tell more about it.
When is a word a pronoun or adjective?
A pronoun is any word that acts as a noun. An adjective modifies a noun. The difference between a possessive adjective (my, his, her) and a possessive pronoun is that the adjective form can be used before a noun, while the pronoun form is used with a verb. The pronoun "his" is both an adjective and a pronoun, while "her" is an adjective and "hers" is a pronoun, one that could not be used before a noun (It is her ball. It is her ball.)
