5. Hyphenated words like “up-to-date” are counted as one word. 6. Compound nouns which are written as one word are also counted as one word. For example, blackboard = one word. 7. Compound nouns which are written as two separate words, are counted as two words. For example, unive...
Just exactly how and why these three exist is not clear, but it seems likely that the process will begin with two words, become hyphenated after a time, and then eventually end up as just one word. Language is a living thing and always changing....
Why are some words hyphenated? Is "how come" proper grammar? Why is grammar important in communication? Why is grammar important in business communications? Why do neologisms develop? Why are grammar, speed and pronunciation important for verbal communication? Why do we capitalize proper...
Compound nounsconsist of two or more words. Sometimes these words run together, like haircut and football. Sometimes they’re hyphenated, like mother-in-law. And other times they’re written as two separate words like swimming pool and ice cream. ...
many people miss the fact that the wordsfineandtoothare hyphenated (the small dash used to connect words) and apply the connection to tooth and comb. So, we get fine tooth-comb or fine toothcomb. Teeth cannot be combed. This is another instance where a phrase has been misheard and not ...
What is a hyphenated compound noun? What is the opposite of a proper noun? Is "proper noun" a proper noun? Is 'all' singular or plural? Are states proper nouns? Can you give a few examples of singular and plural object pronouns? How are they different from subject pronouns? What is ...
2. Compounding (Composition)——Compounding is a process of word-formation by joining two or more stems. Compounds- a lexical unit consisting of more than one stem and functioning both grammatically and semantically as a single word. 三种形式solid, hyphenated, open ...
23. solid, hyphenated, open 24. morpheme 25. close, open 26. back-formation 27. conversion 28. morpheme 29. derivative, compound 30. affix, bound root IV. 31. Blending: It is a process of word-formation in which a new word is formed by combining the...
42. The bride who adopts a hyphenated last name after marriage can maintain connections with their past achievements. 43. Hyphenating names allows the bride to preserve her own identity while respecting tradition. 44. No matter what name the bride adopts, it is most important that the newly we...
Hyphenated: wedding-ring, wave-length Open: coffee table, washing machine Free variation: businessman, business-man, business man winebottle, wine-bottle, wine bottle no one, no-one, noone 2、Affixation Nominal forms: boys, boy’s Verb forms: wants, wanted, wanting Adjective/adverb forms: sm...