Definition postmodification in American English

postmodification noun

[uncountable] noun

/pəʊstˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

the fact of coming after the most important word in a noun group (the head) and adding information about it. For example, in the noun group "the rules of the game," the prepositional phrase "of the game" is an example of postmodification.

Synonyms and related words

agree with backshift cataphora

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