Collective and compound nouns eng. 4

Collective and Compound Nouns
Pencil case
Lunch box
Family
Group
Colony
Butterfly
Move on
Constellation
Flock
Class
Collective Nouns
A collective noun is a word that names a group of people or things.

Examples: crew, team, neighborhood, colony

Can you think of any others?
group of fish; group of birds; group of cattle; group of whales.
Compound Nouns
A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives.

For example:
The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste.
The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a new word - blackboard.
A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives.

For example:
The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste.
The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a new word - blackboard.
A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives.

For example:
The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste.
The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a new word - blackboard.

1. Collective and Compound Nouns Pencil case Lunch box Family Group Colony Butterfly Move on Constellation Flock Class

2. Collective Nouns A collective noun is a word that names a group of people or things. Examples: crew, team, neighborhood, colony Can you think of any others? group of fish; group of birds; group of cattle; group of whales.

3. Compound Nouns A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives. For example: The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste . The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a new word - blackboard .

4. Compound Nouns A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives. For example: The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste . The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a new word - blackboard .

5. Compound nouns can also be formed using the following combinations of words: Noun + Noun toothpaste Adjective + Noun blackboard Verb + Noun swimming pool Noun + Preposition hanger on Preposition + Noun underground Noun + Verb haircut Adjective + Verb dry-cleaning Preposition + Verb output