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BK 1 Unit 5 To 8 Compound Nouns
BK 1 Unit 5 To 8 Compound Nouns
I need to get a
haircut. Do you My sister-in-
know anyone who law cuts hair.
cuts hair?
A compound noun is a noun
made up of two or more words.
I need to get a
haircut. Do you My sister-in-
know anyone who law cuts hair.
cuts hair?
2
There are many compound nouns in English.
haircut
toothpaste
blackboard
skateboard
mother-in-law
swimming pool
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Do you like this haircut?
I really like this new toothpaste.
I can’t see the blackboard.
My sister has a new skateboard.
Her mother-in-law is very nice.
Does the hotel have a swimming pool?
4
A compound noun can be made up of
nouns, verbs, adjectives and prepositions.
5
A compound noun can be
open (space between words)
hyphenated (hyphen between words)
closed (no space between words)
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Compound Nouns
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Compound Nouns
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