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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Compound noun + noun

Can we add any noun we want to another noun or compound noun?

I read, for example:

When the politicians got soft, the bleeding hearts got vocal and the political correctness madness started running the country.

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English 1b3 Can we add any noun we want to another noun or compound noun? You ask a very general question! Of course you can add anything to anything but the result will often be something no one uses or even understands.

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  • English 1b3 Can we add any noun we want to another noun or compound noun?
  • You ask a very general question!
  • Of course you can add anything to anything but the result will often be something no one uses or even understands.
  • CB
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English 1b3Can we add any noun we want to another noun or compound noun?
You ask a very general question! Of course you can add anything to anything but the result will often be something no one uses or even understands.

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Is the above example OK then/makes sense to you? How do we know when we can and cannot add a noun to a noun?
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English 1b3How do we know when we can and cannot add a noun to a noun?
LOL! We know that as soon as we know English!

But seriously, and obviously, you have to compound nouns in such a way that each preceding noun in some sensible way restricts or specifies the meaning of the next. Just any old string of nouns will not do.

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