A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words (e.g. toothpaste, daughter-in-law). Compound can be formed as follows.
- Noun + Noun
- Police Station
- Noun + Adjective
- Spoonful
- Adjective + Noun
- Bright Sun
- Verb + Noun
- Swimming Pool
- Noun + Verb
- Haircut, Skydiving
- Verb + preposition
- Check-in
- Noun + preposition
- Passer by
- Preposition + Noun
- Underground
- Noun + Preposition + Noun
- Father-in-law
Examples for Compound Nouns--
- Spoonful
- Mouthful
- Father-in-law
- Mother-in-law
- Sister-in-law
- Brother-in-law
- Guest-of-honour
- By-way
Plural of Compound Nouns
- Spoonful - >Spoonfuls
- Mouthful - >Mouthfuls
- Passer-by - > Passers-by
- Guest-of-honour - > Guests-of-honour
- father-in-law - >fathers-in-law
- mother-in-law- >mothers-in-law
- teacher-in-charge- >teachers-in-charge
- a ten-year-old - >a ten-years-old
- Notary public - >Notaries Public
- Commander-in-chief- >Commanders-in-chief
