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A Compound Noun Is A Noun That Is Made Up of Two or More Words
A Compound Noun Is A Noun That Is Made Up of Two or More Words
A Compound Noun Is A Noun That Is Made Up of Two or More Words
For example:
The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they
form a new word - toothpaste.
The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a
new word - blackboard.
In both these example the first word modifies or describes the second word, telling us what kind
of object or person it is, or what its purpose is. And the second part identifies the object or person
in question.
Compound nouns can also be formed using the following combinations of words:-
A good dictionary will tell you how you should write each compound noun.