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\"compound<\/p>\n

A simple noun is one word that names a place, person, thing or idea, examples: fish, tooth, brush, hand, bag, fairy.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, a compound noun is a noun which is made by combining or compounding two or more simple nouns or words.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A compound noun may be made up of two or more words which stand separately, but still name just one person, place thing or idea, examples: bus stop, full moon.<\/p>\n

A compound noun may be made up of two or more simple nouns which are joined to make a new word, examples: handbag, football, toothbrush.<\/p>\n

A compound noun may be made up of two or more words which are connected with a hyphen, examples: runner-up, round-trip, mother-in-law.<\/p>\n

The compound noun may also be made of two simple nouns joined with the conjunction and<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In this case, the nouns, once separate in themselves, are now conceptualized as one.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

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  1. Bread and butter is a delicious snack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In the above sentence, “bread” and “butter” are fused as one thing. The idea is that bread by itself or butter by itself is not a delicious snack. What is a delicious snack is “bread and butter” when combined or fused with each other.<\/p>\n

    Therefore, the two nouns “bread and butter” are conceptualized as one compound noun in the sentence “bread and butter is a delicious snack.”<\/p>\n

    However, they are two simple nouns in a sentence such as:<\/p>\n

    Bread and butter are two common breakfast ingredients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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