Compound and Collective Nouns

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Compound and Collective Nouns

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Compound Nouns

• A noun of two or more words is a compound noun.
• Some compound nouns are written as one word, some
  are written as two or more words, and some are
  written with hyphens.

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Which nouns are compound?

• Airplane
• Happiness
• Lunchtime
• Sister-in-law
• Backpack
• Playpen
• Imitation
• Classroom
• High school
• Sorrow
• Houses
• sadness

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Collective Nouns

• A collective noun names a group or a collection
  of people, animals, or things considered as a
  unit.
• Class
• Flock
• Herd
• family

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Which nouns are collective nouns.

• 13. The team played poorly.
• 14. The crowd sounded like a herd of elephants.
• 15. Overhead we saw a flock of geese.
• 16. The band played the national anthem.
• 17. The staff included professionals and
  nonprofessionals.