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Compound Words
English Grammar Index
Compound Words :
Compound Nouns may be formed from...
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Noun + Noun
Examples : Moonlight, armchair, postman, railway, teaspoon
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Verb + Noun
Examples : Sweetheart, shorthand, black–board, stronghold, nobleman
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Verb + Noun
Examples : spendthrift, makeshift, breakfast, pickpocket, cut - throat
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Gerund + Noun
Examples : drawing–room, writing-desk, looking-glass, spelling-book
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Adverb or Preposition + Noun
Examples : outlaw, overcoat, downfall, inmate, inside
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Verb + Adverb
Examples : drawback, lookup, go–between, send off
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Adverb + verb
Examples : outset, upkeep, outcry, income, outcome
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Compound Adjectives
Examples : sky-blue, snow-white, pitch-dark, red-hot, ever-lasting, never-ending
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Compound Verbs
Examples : waylay, browbeat, overthrow, foretell, upset
Examples :
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Her father is a Music-Composer.
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Ratha is a Science-teacher.
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My brother is telephone-operator.
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Ramu is a vegetables-vendor.
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Devi is a tailor. Dress-making is her job.
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Antony loves travelling. Sight-seeing is his hobby.
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Mythili is a housewife house-keeping keeps her busy.
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Sam likes chocolates, but he does not like chewing-gum.
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