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Take for example the following,

`よさそう`

which means `(it) looks good`.

**Is it possible for one to attach a`〜そう` phrase to the start of a noun?**

Taking `a good apple` as an example sentence, are any of the following
correct?

よさ **そうな** りんご

よさ **そうの** りんご

よさ **そう** りんご
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What is the correct way to attach 〜そう to the start of a noun?
> 良{よ}さそう **な** りんご

Should be the correct answer. Sō da is an auxiliary na-adjective, and when
used to describe a noun, the prenominal form sōna should be used.

Other option is to use, for example when talking about a plate of apples:

> どのりんごを食｛た｝べたの。 (Which apple you ate?)
>
> 良｛よ｝さそう **なの** を食｛た｝べた。 (I've ate the looking good one [apple])

When using the particle の, the whole pharse before it acts like a noun:
良｛よ｝さそうなの (The looking good one) . So it can be used with を食｛た｝べた.
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The correct way is よさそうなりんご.

According to "A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar", page 410 to 412:  

> そうだ: an auxiliary adjective which indicates that what is expressed by the
> preceding sentence is the speaker's conjecture concerning an event in the
> future or the present state of someone or something, based on what the
> speaker sees or feels.
>
> [ . . . ]
>
> そうだ is a _na_ -type adjective. The prenominal form is そうな.

Examples paraphrased from the book:

> 高そうな車  
>  A car which looks expensive.
>
> 雨が降りそうな空。  
>  a sky which looks like it is going to rain
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