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Compound Words
Compound words are formed by two distinct words. Examples include: newspaper, anybody, eyebrow.
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Where is the stress in the word automobile?
the "Auto" part. its an adjective type of word. meaning its not JUST a "mobile" its an AUTO one!
Is transportation a compound word?
No, it's a word based on the root word "transport".
A compound word has 2 words in it.
Transportation only has one word: transport.
So it is not a compound word! I hope I helped!
What is the compound word for cut?
You can make the compound words cutout, cutup, cut-purse, from cut.
There would be no hyphen, so the word is incoming, and it is a compound word.
No, darkened does not have two words combined into one. Dark is a word, but -ened is just the ending to the word.
Is nicely kept a compound word?
No, "nicely kept" is not a compound word. A compound word is basically two words joined together to make one word. For example "sometimes" being "some" and "times".
No.
A compound word is a word like moonlight, grasshopper, grandmother, they are made up of two words - moon and light for example.
Everybody, everyone are compound words.
No. Because compound words are two words that together, make a new word. For example, "backpack" can be split up into 2 words, "back" and "pack" alone, they are both words. also, "lifetime" "elsewhere" "grandmother"...
life-time,
else-where,
grand-mother
No because uni is not a word and corn is a word. So thats why unicorn isn't a compound word
Is 'caterpillar-like' one word?
Since there is a hyphen joining the two words to become a single adjective( The noun has features of a caterpillar), this is one word.
