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Compound Nouns - Glossary of Terms
Compound Nouns
A compound
noun
is one comprising at least two words. (Sometimes, they are
hyphenated
.)
Examples:
Mother-in-law
Board of members
Court-martial
Forget-me-not
Manservant
Interactive example:
My
mother-in-law
says you need 3
spoonfuls
of
cooking-oil
.
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Associated pages:
What are nouns?
The different types of nouns
Hyphens in compound nouns
Glossary of grammatical terms
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