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A compound noun is a word made of two or more individual words that form a noun with a meaning of its own. There are three types of compound nouns:
- open spaced: tennis shoe, front door, paint brush, bus stop, school bus, hot tub
- hyphenated: mother-in-law, fifty-five, six-pack, T-shirt, passer-by, free-for-all
- closed: bathtub, Baseball, houseboat, lunchbox, bedroom, highway, mastermind
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Are samples for compound light microscope prepared on glass slides?
Yes
Can a noun be an abstract noun?
Yes, an abstract noun is a type of noun.The types of nouns are:singular nounsplural nounscommon nounsproper nounsconcrete nounsabstract nounscount nouns (nouns that have a singular and a plural form)uncountable nouns (mass nouns)compound nounsgerundspossessive nounscollective nounsmaterial nounsattributive nouns
What is an example of a compound noun that starts with n?
Some compound nouns that start with N are:necktieneighborhoodNew Yorknight lightnightmarenight timenineteennoondaynotebooknut cracker
What is a compound object?
Examples compound direct objects:Buy bread and milk, please. Two nouns that are direct objects of the verb " buy ".I bought two new outfits and shoes to match.
What is the open spaced compound noun?
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
What is the compound nouns for stream?
Examples of compound nouns for 'stream' are:downstreambloodstreammainstreammillstreamstreamlineupstream
What are two compound nouns for bed?
Compound nouns using 'bed' are bedroom and bedspread.
Compound nouns that start with a?
Some compound nouns that start with A are:about faceafterglowafternoonafterthoughtafterwardaftershockanthillankleboneapple pieapplesaucearrowrootashcan
Which is not a characteristic of a compound-?
Different samples of a compound do not have different properties.
What compound nouns by matching of life?
Compound nouns for the noun 'life' are:afterlifehalf lifehigh lifelifeboatlifeguardlifebloodlifelinelifesaverlifestylelifetimelowlifenightlifewildlife
What are some compound nouns?
A compound noun is two nouns put together. doghouse, chalkboard, lightbulb
Can you give me an examples of a compound noun using or?
There are no compound nouns that include the word or. There are dozens of compound nouns that include the letter combination 'or', for example:cornmealforklifpassportpopcornseashore
Are there rules to compound nouns?
no
What are the compound nouns for shell?
Examples of compound nouns for the word 'shell' are:bombshellclam shelleggshellnutshellseashellshellfireshellfishshell shockedsoft-shelltortoiseshell
What is a paragraph about winter that has 8 common nouns and 5 proper nouns and 4 collective nouns and 4 compound nouns?
A paragraph about winter that has 8 common nouns, 5 proper noun, 4 collective nouns, and 4 compound nouns is a homework assignment.
Is working dog a compound noun?
"A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives."So, yes, this is a compound noun.
Delivery van is a compound noun?
A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives. So, the answer is: Yes.
