Compound Words
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7 hours agoContributor-Level 8
Students should keep in mind the following errors to be avoided while using compound words:
· Do not forget to use hyphen, wherever needed. Similarly, don't use hyphens when it's not needed. For example: She is a well-known actor; The book is well known.
· Writing open compound words, as one word. For example: This coffeeshop (instead it should be coffee shop) is opne 24*7.
· Writing closed compound words as open ones. For example: Have you finished your home work? (instead it should be homework)
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7 hours agoContributor-Level 8
Compound words are a part of speech that can be written in different combinations.
Structure | Example |
Noun+Noun | Bookshop (book+shop) Football (foot+ball) |
Adjective+Noun | Blackboard (black+board) Greenhouse (green+house) |
Verb+Noun | Stopwatch (stop+watch) Typewriter (type+writer) |
Adverb+Adjective | Highly Respected Long Lasting |
Noun+Preposition | Afterlife (After+life) Passer-by (Passer+By) |
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7 hours agoContributor-Level 8
Students can refer to the following books to study Compound words:
Books | Author |
The Compound Words | SpellingRules.com |
Compound Words | Frederick W. Hamilton |
A Toucan Can: Can You? | Danny Adlerman |
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7 hours agoContributor-Level 8
Compound words are divided into three types based on the way they are written.
Type of Compound Word | Meaning | Examples |
Closed | When two words are joined without any space in between | Birthday (birth+day) Sunlight (sun+light) |
Open | Two words that are written with space in between but are considered as a single unit | Ice cream Bed room Full moon |
Hyphenated | Words that are connected with a hyphen | Long-term Well-being Ex-teacher |
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7 hours agoContributor-Level 8
Compound words are the words that are made when two or more small words combine to make a new word that has a different meaning. These words can be used as different parts of speech, such as nouns, verbs, or adjectives.
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