Compound nouns: Practice Questions

Which of the following terms used in the Learning and Teaching of Writing chapter is a compound noun?

Identify the compound noun used to describe a specific type of chart mentioned as a visual representation in Chapter 6.

Identify the compound noun in the following instruction:
"Students should use the online dictionary to check the pronunciation of new words."

In the context of media and information technology, which of these is a compound noun?

Which compound noun is used in the text to describe a specific day when teachers meet with parents?

Combine the two nouns "news" and "bulletin" to form a compound noun mentioned in the listening materials section.

Identify the compound noun in the following sentence:
"Students used a graphic organiser to deconstruct the structure of the text."

Which of the following is a compound noun?

Read the following sentence and answer the questions below:
"The local high school held a fund-raising event to buy new equipment for the science laboratory."

a. Identify two compound nouns from the sentence above.
b. For each compound noun identified, state whether it is formed by combining a noun + noun or an adjective + noun.
c. Write a new sentence using one of the compound nouns you identified.

Read the following excerpt from a school newsletter describing a campus event:

"During the science exhibition, our primary passer-bys were amazed by the student displays. We also invited several editor-in-chiefs from local media to judge the presentations. Every runner-up received a certificate, and all mother-in-laws of the organizing committee members attended the celebration."

(a) Identify the four hyphenated compound nouns in the excerpt that contain plural errors, and write their correct plural forms.
(b) State the general grammatical rule for pluralizing hyphenated compound nouns composed of a noun followed by a preposition or prepositional phrase (such as passer-by or mother-in-law).