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In this sentence is quality control inspection an adjective?

No, "quality control inspection" is not an adjective in that sentence. It's actually a noun phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence.

Here's why:

* Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas. "Inspection" is a noun.

* Adjectives describe nouns. "Quality control" modifies the noun "inspection" to specify what kind of inspection it is.

* Noun phrases are groups of words that act as a noun. In this case, "quality control inspection" acts as the subject of the sentence.

Example:

"Quality control inspection is important for ensuring product quality."

In this sentence, "quality control inspection" is the subject, and it's performing the action of being "important."

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