Noun + Noun (tennis ball) Flashcards
You can use two nouns together (noun + noun) to mean ___ thing/person/idea, etc. The first noun is like an adj____, telling us wath kind of thing/person/idea, etc.
You can use two nouns together (noun + noun) to mean one thing/person/idea, etc. The first noun is like an adjective, telling us wath kind of thing/person/idea, etc.
A tennis ball / a car accident / income tax / Boston doctor / the water temperature / my life story
Note that sometimes the firts word ends in -ing: a frying pan / a sleeping bag / a swimming pool.
Also sometimes there are more than two nouns together. Le second qualifie le premier, le troisième les deux autres, etc.): Hotel reception desk / Winter Olympics Games
When two nouns are together, sometimes we write them as one word and sometimes as two separate words. There are no clear rules of this. If you are not sure, write t__ words.
When two nouns are together, sometimes we write them as one word and sometimes as two separate words. There are no clear rules of this. If you are not sure, write two words.
A headache
A weekend
Toothpaste
pea soup
road sign
Yes or no? Is there a difference between a sugar bowl and a bowl of sugar?
Yes. Is there a difference between a sugar bowl and a bowl of sugar?
(A sugar bowl can be empty; a bowl of sugarhas always sugar in it.)
When we use noun + noun, the first noun is like and adj___. It is normally sin___, but the meaning is often pl___.
When we use noun + noun, the first noun is like and adjective. It is normally singular, but the meaning is often plural.
For instance: bookstore, apple tree. In the same way say a three-hour trip, a 10-dollar bill, a 14-year-old girl.
A magazine computer is ___.
A magazine computer is a computer magazine.
Somebody whose job is to inspect factories is ____.
Somebody whose job is to inspect factories is factory inspector.
(The second name is always plural, like and adjective)
A horse that run in race is a ___, but a race for horses is a ____.
A horse that run in race is a race horse, but a race for horses is a horse race.
A scandal involving an oil company is an ____.
A scandal involving an oil company is an oil company scandal.
A building with a five stories is a ____.
A building with a five stories is a five-story building.
(Note the hypen between five and story)
A question that has two parts is a _____.
A question that has two parts is a two-part question.
(note the hyphen and the singular)
A girl who is seven years old is a _____.
A girl who is seven years old is a 7-year-old girl.
(note the hyphen and the singular)
A walk long of six miles is a _____.
A walk long of six miles is a six-mile walk.
