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Compound Nouns

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        A compound noun contains two or more words which join together to make a single noun.

Compound nouns can be:

·         words written together
softball        and      toothpaste

·         words that are hyphenated
six-pack       and    son-in-law

·         separate words

post office    and    upper class 

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