A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. e.g. toothpaste
bedroom, raincoat, eyesight, dustbin, footstep, handbag, headquarters, notebook, postcard, rainbow
Compounds are sometimes written with a hyphen, as two separate words or as a single word. There are no clear rules.
ice-cream, ice cream, icecream
Compound nouns can also be formed using these word combinations:-
Noun + Noun (handbag)
Noun + Verb (sunset)
Adjective + Noun (weekly ticket)
Adjective + Verb (dry-cleaning)
Verb + Noun (sleep walker)
Preposition + Noun (underground)
Sunday, 25 April 2010
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