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The rules for making plural compound nouns are the same as the rules for making plural nouns. The ending of the word determines the form of the plural. For example:
- pole to poles; flagpole to flagpoles
- way to ways; doorway to doorways
- baby to babies; crybaby to crybabies
- box to boxes; breadbox to breadboxes
- knife to knifes; jackknife to jackknives
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What are the three ways a compound can be written in?
Compound nouns can be written: As one word: policeman As a hyphenated word: six-pack As two separate words: fast ball
What are all the nouns?
The types of nouns are: Singular or plural nouns Common or proper nouns Concrete or abstract nouns Possessive nouns Collective nouns Compound nouns
What is the plural possessive Jane and Mary?
When the nouns of a compound subject or object share or possess the same thing, use just one apostrophe for the last noun of the compound group.Example: I made a cake for Jane and Mary's party.When the nouns of a compound subject or object have each their own, then both nouns are possessive.Example: Jane's and Mary's grades have improved.
What is the nouns in this sentence They have bumper cars you can drive?
There is one noun in the sentence, bumper cars, a compound noun.
Examples of plurals?
Singular means one. Plural means more than one. To form a plural noun, we usually (but not always) add the letter -s to the end of the singular word. Some examples of singular nouns and their corresponding plural forms are:desk - desksgirl - girlsbowl- bowlskey - keysWhen the singular word ends with s, tch, sh, x, z, we form the plural by adding -es to the singular noun. Some examples of singular nouns with -es endings to form plural nouns are:kiss - kisseswatch - watchesdish - dishesWhen the singular word ends with a -y following a consonant, we take away the -y and add -ies to form the plural noun. Some examples of singular nouns ending in -y following a consonant are:baby - babiescountry- countriesdaddy - daddiesSome singular nouns have irregular plural forms. We can memorize these plural nouns. Some examples of singular nouns with their irregular plural forms are:child- childrenappendix - appendicesSome singular nouns and plural forms look the same; they do not make any changes in the plural form. Some examples of singular nouns and their plurals are:deer - deerfish - fish
What are the three ways a compound can be written in?
Compound nouns can be written: As one word: policeman As a hyphenated word: six-pack As two separate words: fast ball
Examples of compound noun as one word?
Some examples of closed compound nouns are:angelfishbathtubcornbreaddowntownearthenwareflagpolegaslightheartbeaticebergjitterbugkeepsakelongbowmanholeneighborhoodonionskinpancakequarterbackrosebudsunbeamtownhouseunderdogvanguardwatermelonyearbookzookeeper
What are examples of compound nouns in sentence?
Compound nouns are either separate words (apple juice), or hyphenated words (brother-in-law), or one word (headmaster).
What is the compound noun of loved one?
Some compound nouns for loved one:sweetheartoffspringgrandparent, grandchildrelationshipboyfriend, girlfriendhelpmatebridegroomnewlywedsignificant other
What are all the nouns?
The types of nouns are: Singular or plural nouns Common or proper nouns Concrete or abstract nouns Possessive nouns Collective nouns Compound nouns
Do you only add 's' to plural words if its greater than one?
Yes, a plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or things. Nouns adding -s or -es to form the plural are called regular plurals; nouns using another form for the plural are called irregular plurals. Some examples of irregular plurals are: child- children woman- women tooth- teeth mouse- mice knife- knives oasis- oases
True or false compound noun is made by joining two or more nouns?
It is true that a compound noun is made by joining two or more nouns. A compound noun can be defined as a noun that is made up of more than one noun.
What is the possessive of Bill and Karen?
When the nouns of a compound subject or object share the same thing, use just one apostrophe for the last noun of the compound group:Bill and Karen's dog is a malamute.When the nouns of a compound subject or object differ in ownership, then both nouns are possessive:Bill's and Karen's dogs both won prizes.
Where do you add apostrophes To indicate shared or joint possession between two nouns?
When the nouns of a compound subject or object share the same thing, use just one apostrophe for the last noun of the compound group.Example: Jeff and Joan's dog is a malamute.When the nouns of a compound subject or object differ in ownership, then both nouns are possessive.Example: Jeff's and Joan's dogs both won prizes.
Special singulars with their plurals?
The are different kinds of "special" singulars in the sense you mean. One kind is nouns that form the plural by changing the vowel instead of simply adding -s, as most plurals are formed. These include old words like man/men, goose/geese, mouse/mice etc. Other old nouns have plurals in -n, such as oxen, brethren and children ( children actually has two pluralizing elements, the -r and the -n). There are nouns that have the same form in the singulalr and the plural, which includes imported words like species, series and congeries; but also native animal words like sheep or deer. Some nouns may have both regular and irregular plurals. Fish, for example, is generally fish in the plural, but may sometimes be fishes. And some are always plural in form but singular in meaning, like economics and data.
What is the correct possessive form of Mary and Tom?
When the nouns of a compound subject or object share the same thing, use just one apostrophe for the last noun of the compound group:Mary and Tom's dog is a malamute.When the nouns of a compound subject or object differ in ownership, then both nouns are possessive:Mary's and Tom's dogs both won prizes.
What is the plural possessive Jane and Mary?
When the nouns of a compound subject or object share or possess the same thing, use just one apostrophe for the last noun of the compound group.Example: I made a cake for Jane and Mary's party.When the nouns of a compound subject or object have each their own, then both nouns are possessive.Example: Jane's and Mary's grades have improved.
