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The term 'simple noun' is sometimes used to describe the nouns used to make a compound noun; for example the 'simple noun' bath and the 'simple noun' tub join to form the 'compound noun' bathtub.

Another use of the term 'simple noun' as an alternative for the term 'simple subject' of a sentence; for example:

A big, slimy, green, worm crawled out of my apple.

The entire noun phrase 'A big, slimy, green, worm' is the subject of the sentence, the simple subject is 'worm'.

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