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Compound nouns LONGER COMPOUND NOUNS

Two or more nouns can be put with another
noun to modify it. This structure is common
Compound nouns are two or more nouns that act as a See also: in newspaper headlines in order to save space.
single unit. The first noun(s) modifies the last, in a similar Singular and plural nouns 69
way to an adjective. Adjectives 92

COMPOUND NOUNS
Table tennis is a form of
Two nouns can go tennis played on a table.
together to talk This means “the capture of the ringleader
about one thing. of the bank robbery“ has been confirmed.

The first noun is A picture book is a book of pictures,
usually singular, but “picture” stays singular.
even if the PLURAL COMPOUND NOUNS
meaning is plural.
To make a compound noun plural,
the final noun becomes plural.
Sometimes,
the first noun
is plural. “Games” is plural.

“Party” becomes “parties.”
Some compound nouns are written
as two separate words, some as one
word, and some with a hyphen
between the two. There are no clear FURTHER EXAMPLES
rules for this, but good dictionaries
can be used to check.
Hyphen

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