THE COMPOUND NOUN
Definition: A compound noun is a sort of words used
for people, animals, places, things, or ideas, made up of two or more words.
Most compound nouns are made with nouns that have been
modified by adjectives or other nouns.
For example:
bedroom
water tank motorcycle printer cartridge
washing
machine
driving licence swimming pool
lookout
take-off drawback
output
overthrow upturn |
rainfall
haircut train-spotting
hanger-on
passer-by
onlooker
bystander
dry-cleaning
public speaking
greenhouse
software redhead
input
|
HOW TO CREATE A COMPOUND NOUN
Compound nouns are nouns that are
made with two or more words. Here are eight ways to form a compound noun
in English.
A: Noun + Noun:
For example:
girlfriend
greenhouse
football
grandmother
homework
teacup
friendship
B: Noun + Verb:
heartbeat
sunrise
raindrop
handmade
haircut
C: Adjective + Noun:
blackboard
greenhouse
highway
D: Adverb + Noun:
online
overdue
overdose
outside
outdoor
E: Verb + Noun:
washing machine
swimming pool
walking stick
F: Adverb + Verb
output
intake
G: Verb + Adverb:
takeover
H: Adverb + Noun:
upstairs
downstairs
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