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Choose the line of compound nouns.
Choose the line of compound nouns.
- literature, billiards
- cupboard, backpack (correct)
- football, poultry
- document, waterspout
- Paris, England
Choose the line with compound nouns.
Choose the line with compound nouns.
- nephew, carpenter
- glasses, trousers
- rainbow, sharpener
- babysitter, granddaughter (correct)
- snowball, computer
Make correct compound nouns from 'grand', 'parent', 'child', and 'cousin'.
Make correct compound nouns from 'grand', 'parent', 'child', and 'cousin'.
grandparent, grandchild, cousin
Choose the correct sentence with a compound noun.
Choose the correct sentence with a compound noun.
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Which noun is both uncountable and compound?
Which noun is both uncountable and compound?
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Study Notes
Compound Nouns
- Compound nouns are words formed by combining two or more words.
- Compound nouns can be written as one word (e.g., "snowball"), two words (e.g., "grandparent"), or hyphenated (e.g., "fire-fighter").
- Examples of compound nouns: "cupboard," "backpack," "waterspout," "computer," "grandchild," "armchair," "snowman," "classroom," "bookstore," "birthday."
- Compound nouns can be countable or uncountable.
- Uncountable compound nouns are nouns that cannot be counted (e.g, weather, literature).
- Some compound nouns describe relationships, such as "grandparent" and "grandchild," that can be represented visually with a diagram.
- Compound nouns are often used in sentences, such as "My niece sleeps in her comfortable bedroom, or "You can play draughts with your friends."
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