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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is ''example sentence'' a compound noun?

Is example sentence a compound noun? If it is, then does that mean that any two nouns can combine to form a compound noun?
  

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Yes. example sentence is a compound noun. And, in fact, compound noun is a compound noun.

  • Yes.
  • example sentence is a compound noun.
  • And, in fact, compound noun is a compound noun.
  • Theoretically any two nouns can combine to form a compound noun, but there are many such combinations that would be pure nonsense, of course ( dance steel, faith bird, star rope, ...
  • ).
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Yes. example sentence is a compound noun. And, in fact, compound noun is a compound noun.

Theoretically any two nouns can combine to form a compound noun, but there are many such combinations that would be pure nonsense, of course (dance steel, faith bird, star rope, ...).

CJ

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