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 what are compound nouns please explain ? ☺

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When two or more nouns are combined together to form a single noun, it is known as a compound noun. They normally have two parts. The second part identifies the object or person in question ( man, friend, tank, table, room ). The first part tells us what kind of object or person it is, or what its purpose is (police, boy, water, dining, bed ).

They are written in various ways:

  1. as one word: policeman, girlfriend, etc.

  2. as two words joined by a hyphen: brothers-in-law, father-in-law, dining-table, etc.

  3. as two separate words: fish tank, washing machine, living room, table tennis, etc.

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A Compound Noun is a name which consists of two or more words that are used together.

A compound noun can be a single word.

For example:

The headmaster was writing something on the blackboard.

It can be of two words.

For example:

The police officer was waiting at the post office.

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Collective, Abstract and Compound Nouns

When nouns point to a group or collection of living beings or things, they are called Collective Nouns.

For example:

The police are searching for the clues.

The army has won the battle.

Joseph was taking care of his uncle’s herd of sheep.

The crowd greeted the team with loud cheers.

(‘Police’, ‘army’, ‘herd’, ‘crowd’ and ‘team’ are all collective nouns.)

When a noun points to something about which you can only think or feel, it is called an Abstract Noun.

For example:

Honesty is a good policy.

Truth always triumphs.

Justice will be done.

(‘Honesty’, ‘policy’, ‘truth’ and ‘justice’ are all abstract nouns.)

A Compound Nounis a name which consists of two or more words that are used together.

A compound noun can be a single word.

For example:

The headmaster was writing something on the blackboard.

It can be a hyphenated word.

For example:

My mother-in-law and my father-in-law treat me just like their son-in-law.

It can be two words.

For example:

The police officer was waiting at the post office.

 

 

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