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
The grammatical behaviour of words
agreement
agree with
backshift
postmodification
noun uncountable linguistics
US /pəʊstˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
DEFINITIONS1
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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.