Compound Nouns Examples

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Home Search  Glossary of Terms Common Errors FAQs Grammar Chat Download Grammar Checker 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. [show me the compound nouns]

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