A compound noun is made up of two or more nouns merged into one word with a meaning of its own. There are three types of compound nouns:
open spaced: tennis shoe, front door, paint brush
closed: bathtub, Baseball, houseboat
And hyphenated:
mother-in-law
fifty-five
six-pack
jack-in-the-box
e-mail (also email)
free-for-all
hi-fi
T-shirt
Examples of traditionally hyphenated compound nouns are:blue-greenfive-year-oldjack-in-the-boxjack-in-the-pulpitmother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-lawsix-packT-shirt (or tee-shirt)x-ray
No, there are no specific rules on forming compound nouns. Hyphens are often used to reduce confusion in a sentence. For example, the compound noun 'wire clip' is perfectly acceptable as a compound noun, but for a term like 'plastic wire-clip', the hyphen makes it more readable. The compound word is correct with or without the hyphen.Examples:six-pack or six packT-shirt or T shirtgreat-grandmother or great grandmotherhalf-sister or half sistersixty-six or sixty sixwarm-up or warm up
Left-handed is a hyphenated compound.
Examples of hyphenated compound nouns where the first word is pluralized include "five-star hotels," "six-pack abs," and "ten-dollar bills."
A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words that form a noun with a meaning of its own.There are no specific rules on forming compound nouns. Hyphens are often used to reduce confusion in a sentence. For example, the compound noun 'wire clip' is perfectly acceptable as a compound noun, but for a term like 'plastic wire-clip', the hyphen makes it more readable. The compound word is correct with or without the hyphen.Some examples of hyphenated compound nouns are:A-frameabout-facead-libAfrican-Americanbreak-inbride-to-bebrother-in-lawcover-upex-husbandex-wifefather-in-lawfifty-fiveget-togethergreat-grandmotherhalf-sisterjack-in-the-boxjack-in-the-pulpitknow-howmake-upmother-in-lawne'er-do-wellnitty-grittypasser-bypresident-electself-assuranceself-helpsix-packsix-packsixty-sixsoft-soapT-shirt (or tee-shirt)V-neckvoice-overwarm-upwell-beingx-ray
Examples of traditionally hyphenated compound nouns are:blue-greenfive-year-oldjack-in-the-boxjack-in-the-pulpitmother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-lawsix-packT-shirt (or tee-shirt)x-ray
Compound nouns are either separate words (apple juice), or hyphenated words (brother-in-law), or one word (headmaster).
No, there are no specific rules on forming compound nouns. Hyphens are often used to reduce confusion in a sentence. For example, the compound noun 'wire clip' is perfectly acceptable as a compound noun, but for a term like 'plastic wire-clip', the hyphen makes it more readable. The compound word is correct with or without the hyphen.Examples:six-pack or six packT-shirt or T shirtgreat-grandmother or great grandmotherhalf-sister or half sistersixty-six or sixty sixwarm-up or warm up
Left-handed is a hyphenated compound.
Examples of hyphenated compound nouns where the first word is pluralized include "five-star hotels," "six-pack abs," and "ten-dollar bills."
Compound nouns can be written: As one word: policeman As a hyphenated word: six-pack As two separate words: fast ball
A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words that form a noun with a meaning of its own.There are no specific rules on forming compound nouns. Hyphens are often used to reduce confusion in a sentence. For example, the compound noun 'wire clip' is perfectly acceptable as a compound noun, but for a term like 'plastic wire-clip', the hyphen makes it more readable. The compound word is correct with or without the hyphen.Some examples of hyphenated compound nouns are:A-frameabout-facead-libAfrican-Americanbreak-inbride-to-bebrother-in-lawcover-upex-husbandex-wifefather-in-lawfifty-fiveget-togethergreat-grandmotherhalf-sisterjack-in-the-boxjack-in-the-pulpitknow-howmake-upmother-in-lawne'er-do-wellnitty-grittypasser-bypresident-electself-assuranceself-helpsix-packsix-packsixty-sixsoft-soapT-shirt (or tee-shirt)V-neckvoice-overwarm-upwell-beingx-ray
There are no specific rules on forming compound nouns. Hyphens are often used to reduce confusion in a sentence. For example, the compound noun 'wire clip' is perfectly acceptable as a compound noun, but for a term like 'plastic wire-clip', the hyphen makes it more readable. The compound word is correct with or without the hyphen. Some examples of hyphenated compound nouns are: A-frameabout-facead-libAfrican-Americanbreak-inbride-to-bebrother-in-lawcover-upex-husbandex-wifefather-in-lawfifty-fiveget-togethergreat-grandmotherhalf-sisterjack-in-the-boxjack-in-the-pulpitknow-howmake-upmother-in-lawne'er-do-wellnitty-grittypasser-bypresident-electself-assuranceself-helpsix-packsix-packsixty-sixsoft-soapT-shirt (or tee-shirt)V-neckvoice-overwarm-upwell-beingx-ray
The term 'separated noun' is used for the open spaced compound noun. There are three types of compound nouns, closed, hyphenated, and open spaced (separated). Examples: open spaced (separated): tennis shoe, front door, paint brush hyphenated: mother-in-law, fifty-five, six-pack closed: bathtub, baseball, houseboat
no never
"Tablecloth" is typically considered one word in English. It is a compound noun formed by combining "table" and "cloth." While compound nouns can sometimes be hyphenated, in this case, "tablecloth" is commonly written as a single word without a hyphen.
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