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Pa18 Posted 19 years ago
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An explanation on compund nouns is needed
I know compounds nouns have one or more words to name one person, place and thing.
Do the words need to be nouns?
I noticed one word 'make-up' is a noun but it structure is very strange, like (verb-prep)
Thanks in advance!
Do the words need to be nouns?
I noticed one word 'make-up' is a noun but it structure is very strange, like (verb-prep)
Thanks in advance!
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Hello Pa, No, they don't have to be both nouns. They can be noun+noun, noun+adjective, noun+ preposition, noun+verb; adjective+adjective, adjective+preposition, adjective+noun, adjective+verb ; preposition+adjective, preposition+noun, preposition+ verb, preposition+preposition; verb+adjective, verb+ noun, verb+ preposition and verb+ verb .
- Hello Pa, No, they don't have to be both nouns.
- They can be noun+noun, noun+adjective, noun+ preposition, noun+verb; adjective+adjective, adjective+preposition, adjective+noun, adjective+verb ; preposition+adjective, preposition+noun, preposition+ verb, preposition+preposition; verb+adjective, verb+ noun, verb+ preposition and verb+ verb .
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Hello Pa,
No, they don't have to be both nouns. They can be noun+noun, noun+adjective, noun+ preposition, noun+verb; adjective+adjective, adjective+preposition, adjective+noun, adjective+verb ; preposition+adjective, preposition+noun, preposition+ verb, preposition+preposition; verb+adjective, verb+ noun, verb+ preposition and verb+ verb.
No, they don't have to be both nouns. They can be noun+noun, noun+adjective, noun+ preposition, noun+verb; adjective+adjective, adjective+preposition, adjective+noun, adjective+verb ; preposition+adjective, preposition+noun, preposition+ verb, preposition+preposition; verb+adjective, verb+ noun, verb+ preposition and verb+ verb.
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