Wikipedia says "chicken" is an adjunct which modifies the head noun "soup."
But I think this analysis is a little bit weird. How could it be modifying "soup"? "Chicken" doesn't seem to be describing the property of the soup?
Also, to me, using a proform 'one' results in an ungrammatical utterance. So it must be a complement.
A: Do you want some soup?
B: *I need a chicken one.
Can anyone please shed some light?
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