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Compound Noun Example

This document provides examples of different types of compound words in English, including compound nouns, compound adjectives, compound verbs, compound adverbs, and compound prepositions. Compound nouns are formed by combining two or more words without spaces, such as girlfriend, greenhouse, and bookstore. Compound adjectives similarly combine words like high-quality and long-lasting. Compound verbs join words like babysit and proofread. Compound adverbs hyphenate words like self-consciously. Compound prepositions precede or follow other words like inside and without.

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Compound Noun Example

This document provides examples of different types of compound words in English, including compound nouns, compound adjectives, compound verbs, compound adverbs, and compound prepositions. Compound nouns are formed by combining two or more words without spaces, such as girlfriend, greenhouse, and bookstore. Compound adjectives similarly combine words like high-quality and long-lasting. Compound verbs join words like babysit and proofread. Compound adverbs hyphenate words like self-consciously. Compound prepositions precede or follow other words like inside and without.

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Compound noun example

Noun + noun girlfriend, greenhouse, football,


grandmother, homework, teacup,
friendship, basketball, bookstore,…
Adjective + Noun heartbeat, sunrise, raindrop, handmade,
haircut, loudspeaker, midday, shorthand,
electric light, common room,…
Verb(ing) + Noun blackboard, greenhouse, highway,
swimming pool, diving board,washing
machine, frying pan, magnifying glass,
fishing pole/rod, filing cabinet, steering
wheel, …
Adverb + Noun online, overdue, overdose, outside, outdoor,
upstairs, downstairs,…
Adverb + Verb output, intake,…
Verb + Adverb Takeover,…
Preposition + noun onlooker, underworld,…
Noun + prepositional phrase son-in-law, lady-in-waiting,..
Noun + verb snowfall, haircut,…

Compound adjective example


Number + noun eight-hour, three-week, five-second, five-
minute, three-hour, ten-storey, one-
way,twenty-page,….
Adjective + noun Last-minute, full-length, short-term, long-
distance, high-quality,…
Adjective + Present participle Good-looking, long-lasting, easy-going,
tight-fitting, quick-thinking,…
Noun + Present participle Mouth-watering, record-breaking, time-
saving, English-speaking,…
Noun + adjective World-famous, smoke-free, ice-cold,
gluten-free, family-friendly,…
Noun + Past participle Wind-powered, sun-dried, middle-aged,
water-cooled,…
Adverb + Past participle Brightly-lit, well-known, densely-
populated, highly-respected,…
Adjective + Past participle Old-fashioned, long-forgotten, ready-made,
short-lived,…
Compound verbs example
Prepositional verb Believe in, blow up, break down, call
off, clean out, come in, deal with, eat
up, fill in,…
Phrasal Verb To call around, to call [x] off, to
check [x] out, to clean [x] up, to dive
into, to dress up, to end up, to find
out, to get away with,…
Verb with Auxiliaries was walking, will meet, are running,
are planning, should start, …
Compound Single-word verb Babysit, waterproof, proofread,
brainwashed, overbooked,…

Compound adverb example


Adverb + preposition thereafter, therein, herein,…
Hyphenated adverb self-consciously, in-house, whole-
heartedly,…

Compound preposition example


preposition + preposition into, onto, upon, unto, without,
within, throughout, , …
Preposition + noun inside, outside, until, under, toward,
forward, underneath, instead, …
Some compound prepositions along, across, around, against, above,
combine to “a” aboard, about, among, amid,
alongside,…
Some compound prepositions belong, behind, beside, between,
combine to”be” beneath, below, beyond, before, …

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