Use

Compound nouns are nouns that are made from other nouns. The meaning of a compound noun is related to the meaning of each of the nouns that forms it.

Example:

I like to wake up early to watch the airplanes.

Explanation:

Airplaneis a compound noun made up of the nouns air and plane.

How to build

You construct compound nouns by combining other nouns.

• earth + quake → earthquake

• sun + rise → sunrise

More Examples

• The policeman inspected the accident.

• There was a lot of rainfall in Poland this year.