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    Compound nouns are formed by combining two parts, with the first part indicating the type or purpose and the second identifying the specific object or person. Compound nouns often have a more specific meaning than the individual words. They can be written as one word, with a hyphen, or as two words, with no clear rules on the format. The stress usually falls on the first syllable in pronunciation to distinguish compound nouns from other constructions.

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    Compound nouns are formed by combining two parts, with the first part indicating the type or purpose and the second identifying the specific object or person. Compound nouns often have a more specific meaning than the individual words. They can be written as one word, with a hyphen, or as two words, with no clear rules on the format. The stress usually falls on the first syllable in pronunciation to distinguish compound nouns from other constructions.

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    This is a List of the most used Compound Nouns

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    Compound nouns are formed by combining two parts, with the first part indicating the type or purpose and the second identifying the specific object or person. Compound nouns often have a more specific meaning than the individual words. They can be written as one word, with a hyphen, or as two words, with no clear rules on the format. The stress usually falls on the first syllable in pronunciation to distinguish compound nouns from other constructions.

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    Compound nouns are formed by combining two parts, with the first part indicating the type or purpose and the second identifying the specific object or person. Compound nouns often have a more specific meaning than the individual words. They can be written as one word, with a hyphen, or as two words, with no clear rules on the format. The stress usually falls on the first syllable in pronunciation to distinguish compound nouns from other constructions.

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    Words can be combined to form compound nouns.

    These are very common, and new


    combinations are invented almost daily. They normally have two parts. The first part
    tells us what kind of object or person it is, or what its purpose is. The second part
    identifies the object or person in question. Compound nouns often have a meaning that
    is different, or more specific, than the two separate words.

    First part: type or purpose Second part: what or who Compound noun
    police man policeman
    boy friend boyfriend
    fish tank water tank
    dining table dining-table

    You have noticed that the compound noun can be written either as a single word, as a
    word with a hyphen, or as two words. There are no clear rules about this. A good rule of
    thumb is to write the most common compound nouns as one word, and the others as
    two words.

    The elements in a compound noun are very diverse parts of speech.

    Compound elements Examples


    bedroom
    water tank
    noun + noun
    motorcycle
    printer cartridge
    rainfall
    noun + verb haircut
    train-spotting
    hanger-on
    noun + adverb
    passer-by
    washing machine
    verb + noun driving licence
    swimming pool
    lookout
    verb + adverb take-off
    drawback
    onlooker
    adverb + noun
    bystander
    dry-cleaning
    adjective + verb
    public speaking
    greenhouse
    adjective + noun software
    redhead
    Compound elements Examples
    output
    overthrow
    adverb + verb
    upturn
    input

    Pronunciation

    Stress is important in pronunciation, as it distinguishes between a compound noun and


    an adjective with a noun. In compound nouns, the stress usually falls on the first
    syllable.

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