Juxtaposed Noun Example

The juxtaposed nouns are those words that are used to name a person or object and that are made up of two simple words.

The juxtaposed nouns they can unite the two words in order to create a compound word or be separated; The purpose is to provide additional information regarding the person or object that is part of the core of the sentence.

When you have a sentence that uses a juxtaposed noun Special attention should be paid to the word that plays the fundamental role as the subject of the sentence, that is, the noun that is the nucleus of the sentence.

The juxtaposed noun It is then the one who is on one side of the other and who give additional information about the subject, but that the sentence makes sense with or without him.

Example of juxtaposed nouns:

• The race car is very fast.

In the previous sentence the subject is formed by the nouns car and races; the noun races is the main one, since it is to this that the sentence refers, the noun races is used to give some additional information about the car, saying that it is not just any car, but specifically the race car.

• My cousin Elizabeth is a doctor.

In the above example the subject is My cousin, the main noun and the juxtaposed noun is Elizabeth which is the noun that gives additional information to the core of the subject, specifying which of the premiums is the doctor.

• Miss Alejandra has just arrived at school.

In the previous sentence the subject is Miss Alejandra, the main noun is Miss and the Juxtaposed noun is Alejandra, and it serves to specify the name of the young lady who has just to get.

• Agribusiness is the foundation of the economy of developing countries.

In the previous sentence is an example of a juxtaposed noun formed by a word composed of two nouns Agro and Industria.