A compound noun is a noun that is made with two or more words.
Compound Nouns are those formed by the union of two words, either two nouns or a noun joined to some descriptive word or phrase.
There are three forms for compound nouns:
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open or spaced – space between words (tennis shoe)
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hyphenated – hyphen between words (mouse-trap)
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closed or solid – no space or hyphen between words (bedroom)
Forms
noun + noun – train station, car park, football, tennis shoe
noun + adjective – handful, truckful
adjective + noun – blackberry, full moon, blackboard
verb + noun – breakfast
verb (ing) + noun – swimming pool, washing machine
noun + verb – sunrise, haircut
noun + verb (ing) – skydiving, train-spotting
verb + preposition – check-in, check-out, grown-up
noun + preposition – passer–by
preposition + noun – underworld, underground
noun + preposition + noun – father-in-law, chief of staff
The principal noun of a compound noun, whether it precedes or follows the descriptive part, is in most cases the noun that changes in forming the plural; as, mouse-traps, mothers-in-law, tennis shoes.
train stations,
car parks,
footballs,
tennis shoes
handsful,
trucksful,
blackberries,
full moons,
blackboards
breakfasts
swimming pools,
washing machines
sunrises,
haircuts,
grown-ups,
passers–by
underworlds,
undergrounds
fathers-in-law,
chiefs of staff.
Compound Nouns
Compound Nouns are those formed by the union of two words, either two nouns or a noun joined to some descriptive word or phrase.
Compound nouns
A compound noun is a noun that is made with two or more words.
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The compound noun "shoe shop" is a combination.2.
The compound noun "greenhouse" is a combination.3.
The compound noun "underworld" is a combination.4.
The compound noun "over-ripe" is a combination.5.
The compound noun "blackboard" is a combination.6.
The compound noun "sunset" is a combination.7.
The compound noun "brother-in-law" is a combination.8.
The plural of the compound noun passer–by is .9.
The plural of the compound noun "office manager" is .10.
The plural of the compound noun "policeman" is .
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