Ppt compound nouns and adjectives

Power point presentation about Compound Words

1. COMPOUND WORDS By Anett Pendás

2. Compound Words In English, words, particularly adjectives and nouns, are combined into compound structures in a variety of ways. And once they are formed, they sometimes metamorphose over time. A common pattern is that two words — fire fly, say — will be joined by a hyphen for a time — fire-fly — and then be joined into one word — firefly. There are three forms of compound words: the  closed form , in which the words are melded together, such as firefly, secondhand, softball, childlike, crosstown , redhead, keyboard, makeup, notebook; the  hyphenated form , such as daughter-in-law, master-at-arms, over-the-counter, six-pack, six-year-old, mass-produced; and the  open form , such as post office, real estate, middle class, full moon, half sister, attorney general.

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 . In both these example the first word modifies or describes the second word, telling us what kind of object or person it is, or what its purpose is. And the second part identifies the object or person in question.

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

5. The two parts may be written in a number of ways:- 1. Sometimes the two words are joined together. Example:  tooth + paste = toothpaste | bed + room = bedroom 2. Sometimes they are joined using a hyphen. Example:  check-in 3. Sometimes they appear as two separate words.  Example:  full moon

6. Compound Adjectives Compound adjectives are adjectives that are made up of two or more words usually with hyphens (-) between them. Examples: An  English-speaking  country. A  time-saving  gadget. A  thirty-floor  building.

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