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1 cze 2018 · As you know compound nouns have three types: a1-separated words: bus stop,, apple tree a2-closed or single words:firefly a3-hyphenated:dry-cleaning some sites says apple tree is attributive and other says is compound but I've noticed that both compound,attributive nouns don't accept s plural to the main word as a general rule
31 paź 2018 · The Kennedy Compound consists of three houses on six acres (24,000 m²) of waterfront property on Cape Cod along Nantucket Sound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States. It was once the home of American businessman and political figure Joseph P. Kennedy, his wife Rose, and two of their sons, President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
9 mar 2008 · Hello again, dear English consultants. I have seen several times the participle form of the verb compose followed by the preposition "by". Does it mean the same that followed by the preposition "of"? Correct me if I'm wrong, please. Composed + of means the same that formed + by, doesn't it...
24 lis 2021 · Which one is correct and why? Wordreference shows "tool box", however, I've seen it also written as one noun "toolbox". When do we write compound nouns together (snowstorm) and when do we write them apart (high school) ?
16 lut 2020 · The compound order is 'Joseph, take Mr. Lockwood's horse; and bring up some wine.' Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte; Chapter I Page 1 In a large house with many servants, these two actions would have been done by different people.
25 mar 2012 · In joining these two sentences into a single compound sentence with independent clauses, "and" would be the likely choice: I couldn't swim well, and I couldn't run fast. "Or" would not make sense except in a few unusual contexts. Note that if you chose to express the same ideas in a simple sentence, you would use "or": I couldn't swim well or ...
23 gru 2014 · Hello. What is the difference between "workday" and "work day"? Why do some people write "workday", others — "work day"?
24 gru 2015 · There seems to be a push toward writing two words as one (i.e. as compound words) in order to be modern. Of course, it's been going on for a few hundred years. I think Jane Austen wrote "anyone" as "any one".
12 cze 2019 · There is a general progress in the creation of compound nouns in English: The two words are written separately, e.g: cup board, waist coat, foot ball; Then they are hyphenated: cup-board, waist-coat, foot-ball; Finally they may become a single word: cupboard, waistcoat, football. In doing this, the pronunciation may also change (kubad, weskit)
22 paź 2012 · Hi everyone, I have a question regarding the use of "mini". How can one determine if "mini" should be used as a prefix in a compound (and thus require a hyphen) or if it should rather be considered a prenominal adjective, in which case both words ("mini" and the noun it modifies) would stand as...
