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A 'separate' compound noun, also called an 'open spaced' compound noun, is a noun made up of two or more words that retains a space between the words. Some examples of 'separate' compound nouns are:paint brushbus stoptennis shoereal estateliving roomcoffee mugcell phonehigh schoolrocking chairice creamhot dogpost officeThe other types of compound nouns are:hyphenated: mother-in-law, fifty-five, six-pack, T-shirtclosed: bathtub, baseball, houseboat, lunchbox, keyboard
Some compound nouns that start with N are:necktieneighborhoodNew Yorknight lightnightmarenight timenineteennoondaynotebooknut cracker
Some examples of closed compound nouns are:arrowrootbaseballcardboarddeadbeatelderberryfireplacegoalposthouseboaticebergjumpsuitkeepsakelunchboxmeatloafnotebookoutsideportholequartermasterrooftopsoapsudstenderfootunderdogviewpointwarthogyearbookzooplankton
No, the noun 'committee' is not a compound noun.A compound noun is a word made of two or more individual words that merge to form a noun with a meaning of its own. An example of a compound noun is committeeman.
Compound adjectives are only compound before the noun.
A 'separate noun' is a compound noun that is not joined, the words of the compound noun have spaces between them.Examples of separate (open spaced) compound nouns are:aluminum foilback doorbus stopcarrot cakehot dogliving roomnational anthempet shopself assuranceskating rinkswimming pooltennis rackettennis shoetime linetool boxtruck stopUnited Statesvideo gamevoice mailwelcome matThe other types of compound nouns are:Hyphenated compound nouns:cure-allmother-in-lawtwelve-year-oldT-shirt or tee-shirtClosed compound nouns:footballbathtubwatermelonmousetrap
There are three types of compound noun; closed (bathtub), hyphenated (fifty-five), and open spaced; examples of open spaced compound nouns are:back yardblack birdbumble beebus stopfront doorhome platehot platepet shopquestion markshoe storetennis shoewindow pane
No. A compound noun is one which is formed by combining two separate words to make a new one. The example that comes up first in a Google search is the word toothpaste, which is formed from the words tooth and paste, but has the same meaning as neither of them.
No, the noun 'biology' is not a compound noun. A compound noun is a word made up of two or more words to form a noun with a meaning of its own, for example biology lab or biology class.
No, the noun 'sprinkler' is not a compound noun.A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words that form a noun with a meaning of its own; for example a lawn sprinkler or a fire sprinkler.
To form the plural of compound nouns written as separate words, you typically make the primary noun in the compound plural. For example, in "swimming pool," the plural form is "swimming pools." If the compound noun consists of multiple nouns, like "attorney general," the plural is "attorneys general." Always focus on the main noun to guide the pluralization.
No, safety devices is two separate words; safety is an adjective and devices is a noun.