Faculty of Political Science, October 20, 2016

English for Political Studies (Intermediate Level)

COMPOUND NOUNS
Try to understand the logical relationship between each ‘head’ and its
‘modifier/s’ in the following compounds or ‘lexical chains’ (please, see the
examples given in the handout on “Notes on Compounding in EPS”, pp. 2-3):

1) A merger deal
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2) A France shoe manufacturer
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3) Tax policy measures
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4) A referendum ballot paper
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5) 1997 devolution referendum
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6) A US retail sales report
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7) A 24-member committee
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8) Business research facilities
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9) A purpose-built six-storey office block
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10) UN Security Council Decision-making process
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Change the following phrases to make compound nouns, as in the example:

A hotel with four stars = a four-star hotel
1) A deal worth eighty thousand euros = ………………………………………………………………
2) A journey that lasts seven hours = ……………………………………………………………………
3) A loan of two million pounds = …………………………………………………………………………
4) A seminar that lasts three days = ………………………………………………………………………
5) A skyscraper that has eighty storeys = ………………………………………………………………
6) An office composed of five rooms = ……………………………………………………………………
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