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Types of Compound Nouns

noun + noun
reception hall → reception halls
taxi driver → taxi drivers

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-ing + noun
dining room → dining rooms

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adjective + noun
greenhouse → greenhouses

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noun + preposition + noun
sister-in-law → sisters-in-law

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Noun + preposition
passer-by → passers-by

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No noun (e.g. verb+ preposition)
a take-off → take-offs
layout → lay-outs

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