1. Compound Words
Compound words are formed when two or more words are put together to form a new
word with a new meaning. Compounds are written sometimes as one word (sunglasses),
sometimes as two hyphenated words (life-threatening), and sometimes as two separate words
(football stadium).
Compound words fall within three categories and it’s not unusual to find the same
word in more than one group. Here are the three types of compound words with an
explanation and examples of each:
1. Closed compound words are formed when two unique words are joined together. They
don’t have a space between them and they are the type that generally comes to mind
when we think of compound words. For example:
Cannot
Baseball
Fireworks
Grandmother
Elsewhere
Upside
Together
Sunflower
Crosswalk
Become
Basketball
Moonlight
Football
Railroad
Anybody
Weatherman
Skateboard
Earthquake
Everything
Sometimes
Schoolhouse
Upstream
I love the fireworks on the fourth of July.
Make sure you hold hands when you come to the crosswalk.
The ocean was bathed in moonlight.
Did you hear amount the terrible earthquake?
The fireflies buzzed in the night sky.
2.
Open compound words have a space between the words but when they are read
together a new meaning is formed:
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2. Ice cream
Grand jury
Cave in
Post office
Real estate
Middle class
Full moon
Attorney general
Half sister
Examples :
Ice cream is my favorite dessert.
The line at the post office snaked all the way out the door and around the corner.
Rhonda is my half sister.
There must be a full moon out tonight.
3.
Hyphenated compound words are connected by a hyphen. To avoid confusion,
modifying compounds are often hyphenated, especially when they precede a noun such
as in the case of part-time teacher, high-speed chase, and fifty-yard dash. When they
come after the noun they are open compounds: a chase that is high speed, a teacher that
is part time, etc. Comparative and superlative adjectives are hyphenated when they are
compounded with other modifiers: the highest-priced computer, the lower-priced car.
Adverbs that end in –ly and compounded with another modifier are not modified: a
highly rated restaurant, a publically held meeting.
Here are more examples of hyphenated compound words.
One-half
Mother-in-law
Eighty-six
One-third
Merry-go-round
Well-being
Mass-produced
Over-the-counter
Daughter-in-law
My mother-in-law is coming for a visit.
The merry-go-round at the carnival thrilled Ella.
Some over-the-counter drugs can have serious side effects.
If you’re concerned for your well-being make sure you eat healthy foods and get
plenty of exercise.
It’s true the rules for compound words can be a bit ambiguous at times. The best thing to
do when you have a question about a compound word is look it up. Often times you’ll find
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3. options with the preferred choice listed first. The bottom line is that the only way to know for
sure how to spell compounds is to consult an authoritative source: a good dictionary.1
Compound Words may be formed from
1.
Noun + Noun:
Examples:
Chess
Chessboard
Moon
Light
Moonlight
Mail
Box
Mailbox
Post
Man
Postman
Rail
Way
Railway
Tooth
Brush
Toothbrush
Girl
Friend
Girlfriend
Butter
2.
Board
Milk
Buttermilk
Adjective + Noun:
Examples:
Soft
Software
Red
Head
Redhead
Quick
Silver
Quicksilver
Green
House
Greenhouse
Short
Hand
Shorthand
Noble
3.
Ware
Man
Nobleman
Verb + Noun:
Break
Breakfast
Dare
Devil
Daredevil
Pop
Corn
Popcorn
Make
Shift
Makeshift
Hang
1
Fast
Man
Hangman
Pam Marshall, ‘k12reader’, http://www.k12reader.com/compound-words/. Accessed April 25, 2013
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4. 4.
Gerund + Noun:
Drawing
Drawing-room
Writing
Desk
Writing-desk
Looking
Glass
Looking-glass
Walking
Stick
Walking-stick
Blotting
5.
Room
Paper
Blotting paper
Adverb(or Preposition) + Noun:
Out
Afterthought
Thought
Forethought
Over
Coat
Overcoat
Down
Fall
Downfall
After
Noon
Afternoon
In
Mate
Inmate
By
Pass
By pass
Draw
Back
Drawback
Lock
Up
Lock-up
Go
Between
Go-between
Die
Hard
Die-hard
Send
Off
Send-off
Out
Set
Outset
Up
Keep
Upkeep
Out
Cry
Outcry
In
Come
Income
Out
Come
Outcome
Out
2
Thought
Fore
7.
Outlaw
After
6.
Outlaw
Put
Output
Verb + Adverb:
Adverb+Verb : 2
http://www.tutorvista.com/english/example-of-compound-words. Acessed, April 25, 2013
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5. REFERENCES
Pam Marshall, ‘k12reader’, http://www.k12reader.com/compound-words/. Accessed April
25, 2013
http://www.tutorvista.com/english/example-of-compound-words. Acessed, April 25, 2013
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6. Kata Gabungan
Kata gabungan yang terbentuk ketika dua atau lebih kata-kata yang disatukan untuk
membentuk kata baru dengan makna baru.
Kata majemuk jatuh dalam tiga kategori dan itu tidak biasa untuk menemukan kata yang
sama dalam lebih dari satu kelompok. Berikut adalah tiga jenis kata majemuk dengan
penjelasan dan contoh masing-masing:
1. Kata majemuk tertutup terbentuk ketika dua kata yang unik bergabung bersama-sama.
Mereka tidak memiliki ruang antara mereka dan mereka adalah tipe yang umumnya
datang ke pikiran ketika kita berpikir tentang kata majemuk. Sebagai contoh:
2. Kata majemuk Terbuka memiliki ruang antara kata-kata tetapi ketika mereka membaca
bersama-sama arti baru terbentuk:
3. Kata majemuk tanda penghubung dihubungkan dengan tanda hubung. Untuk
menghindari kebingungan, senyawa memodifikasi sering ditulis dgn tanda penghubung,
terutama ketika mereka mendahului kata benda seperti dalam kasus guru paruh waktu,
kecepatan tinggi mengejar, dan lari lima puluh meter. Ketika mereka datang setelah kata
benda mereka adalah senyawa terbuka: pengejaran yang kecepatan tinggi, seorang guru
yang merupakan bagian waktu, dll kata sifat Perbandingan dan superlatif hyphenasi
ketika mereka diperparah dengan pengubah lain: harga tertinggi komputer, rendah- harga
mobil. Keterangan yang berakhir pada-ly dan diperparah dengan modifikator lain tidak
dimodifikasi: sebuah restoran yang sangat dinilai, pertemuan publik diadakan.
Memang benar aturan untuk kata majemuk dapat sedikit ambigu di kali. Hal terbaik yang
harus dilakukan ketika Anda memiliki pertanyaan tentang kata majemuk adalah mencarinya.
Sering kali Anda akan menemukan pilihan dengan pilihan yang lebih disukai terdaftar
pertama. Intinya adalah bahwa satu-satunya cara untuk mengetahui dengan pasti bagaimana
mengeja senyawa adalah untuk berkonsultasi dengan sumber otoritatif: kamus yang baik.
Kata benda majemuk dapat dibentuk dari
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