COMPOUND

NOUNS
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WARM-UP QUESTIONS
1. What are the types of nouns based on the appearance in the real world?
2. What are the types of nouns based on the capability to be counted in the real
world?
3. What are the types of nouns based on the uniqueness in usage?

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NOUNS
Nouns are the words we use to name all the things we know about, have, see,
hear, taste, smell, or feel.

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NOUNS
Concrete Nouns
 Concrete nouns name people,
places, animals, or things that are
physically tangible  can be seen
or touched, or have some physical
properties.
Abstract Nouns
 Abstract nouns, as their name
implies, name intangible things,
such as concepts, ideas, feelings,
characteristics, attributes, etc.
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NOUNS
Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns
 Nouns that we can count with  Nouns that cannot be separated and
numbers. counted as individual units or
elements.

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COMPOUND
NOUNS
What is a compound nouns?
A compound noun is a noun composed of two or more words working together
as a single unit to name a person, place, or thing.
Most Common Combination:
 Noun + Noun  bus stop, football, shopkeeper
 Adjective + Noun  full moon, highway, whiteboard

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OTHER COMBINATION
Combination Examples
noun + verb haircut (hair & cut), rainfall, sunrise, sunset
noun + preposition hanger-on, passerby (passer & by)
noun + prepositional brother-in-law (brother & in-law), mother-in-law, sister-in-law
phrase
verb + noun breakfast (break & fast), washing machine, runway, pickpocket,
swimming pool
preposition + noun bystander, influx, onlooker, underpants, upstairs (up & stairs)
verb + preposition check-in, checkout/check-out, drawback, lookout, makeup (make &
up)
adjective + verb dry cleaning, public speaking, virtual meeting (virtual & meeting)
preposition + verb input, output, overthrow (over & throw), upturn