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    Unit6

    6.1
    Compound nouns
    English has four types of
    compounds:
    compound nouns
    compound verbs
    compound adjectives
    compound adverbs
    (i) Compound Nouns
    fast food, homework, swimming pool, ashtray,
    headache, earthquake, washing machine, brain
    washing, manservant, sunrise, sunset, daybreak,
    son - in - law
    Compound words

    e.g.
    + = ………………
    sun hat

    1.

    post
    + = ………………
    card

    2. + = ………………
    paint brush

    3.
    + = ………………
    snow man

    4.

    black
    + = ………………
    bird

    5.
    + = ………………
    butter fly
    Compound words

    +
    coat
    = ………………
    rain

    arm
    +
    chair
    = ………………
    + = ………………
    hand bag

    + = ………………
    foot ball

    bath
    + room
    = ………………
    + = ………………
    pea nut
    (a) English
    Compounding
    Compounds are distinguished from
    noun phrases by contrast.
    Primary stress falls on the first
    element of a compound but on the
    second element of a noun phrase

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