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Attributive expression
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Look up <i>attributive expression</i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. <p>In grammar, an attributive expression is a word or phrase within a <a href="/facts/Noun_phrase/mmz3tJt9">noun phrase</a> that <a href="/facts/Grammatical_modifier/BRk4Hoxs">modifies</a> the head noun. It may be an: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Attributive_adjective/0ohBjtmT">attributive adjective</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Attributive_noun/eL0PtUSF">attributive noun</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Attributive_verb/622lvXbx">attributive verb</a></li></ul> <p>or other part of speech, such as an attributive <a href="/facts/Numeral_(linguistics)/9Pzgh1Rp">numeral</a>. </p>