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Apparent Prenominal
Definition: Apparent prenominal refers to a linguistic term that describes an adjective or determiner which appears to modify a noun, but in reality, modifies the whole sentence or clause.
Senses:
- When used in its grammatical sense, apparent prenominal indicates that the adjective or determiner seems to be modifying the noun immediately following it, but its actual scope extends beyond the noun.
- In a more general sense, apparent prenominal can also refer to any instance where something appears to be modifying or related to a particular noun, but its connection or influence extends to the entire sentence or context.
Sample sentences:
- The alleged leader of the gang was arrested last night. (alleged is an apparent prenominal, as it appears to modify the noun "leader" but actually refers to the entire clause.)
- Despite having no experience, he made an astonishing proposal. (astonishing is an apparent prenominal, where it seems to modify the noun "proposal" but actually modifies the whole sentence, expressing surprise.)
- She bought a brand new car. (new is not an apparent prenominal in this sentence. It directly modifies the noun "car.")
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