Mechanics: Compound Words

Question 1

compound words

Answer 1

two little words which are put together to make one larger word

Question 2

types of compound words

Answer 2

closed, hyphenated, open

Question 3

closed compound words

Answer 3

look like one word; at one point, these words weren’t used together, but they’re now accepted as a “real word” in the English language; usually made up of only two words

Question 4

hyphenated compound words

Answer 4

with hyphens; still evolving into full-fledged compound words;

Question 5

open compound words

Answer 5

refers to cases when the modifying adjective is generally used with its noun to create a new noun; if the two words are commonly used together, it’s considered to be a compound word; only ones where the second word can be capitalized