Compound nouns
We form compound nouns by joining together two words. Sometimes we keep these words separate. Examples: coffee cup fairy tale washing machine Sometimes we hyphenate them (join them together by a hyphen). Examples:...
Category: Compound nouns
Compound nouns
A compound noun is formed by joining together two words. Sometimes these words remain separate. Examples: washing machine coffee cup fairy tale Sometimes they are hyphenated (joined together by a hyphen). Examples: holiday-maker hold-up...
What is the plural of mother-in-law?
A mother-in-law is the mother of someone’s wife or husband. So a father-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law is the father, son or daughter of someone’s wife or husband. “Mother-in-law is an example of a “compound...