tailieunhanh - Oxford practice grammar with answers part 21

82 Two nouns together A Introduction Look at these phrases. a bread knife = a knife for cutting bread a cookery book = a book about cookery a bus driver = someone who drives a bus my birthday party = a party on my birthday the street lights = the lights in the street a paper bag = a bag made of paper In English we often use one noun before another like this. The two nouns are often written as separate words, but we sometimes use a hyphen (-), or we write them as a single word. a tea break at. | 82 Two nouns together A Introduction Look at these phrases. a bread knife a knife for cutting bread a bus driver someone who drives a bus the street lights the lights in the street a cookery book a book about cookery my birthday party a party on my birthday a paper bag a bag made of paper In English we often use one noun before another like this. The two nouns are often written as separate words but we sometimes use a hyphen - or we write them as a single word. a tea break at the tea-table a large teapot There are no exact rules about whether we join the words or not. If you are unsure it is usually safest to write two separate words. B A souvenir shop etc Look at these examples. a souvenir shop a shop selling souvenirs an animal hospital a hospital for animals through the letter-box a box for letters The first noun is usually singular. There are some exceptions . a sports dub a goods train a clothes-brush a sales conference. C A teacup and a cup of tea Look at these pictures. ê a teacup A teacup is a cup for holding tea. Here are some more examples. picked up a cigarette packet. I ll wash the milk bottle. a cup of tea A cup of tea is a cup full of tea see Unit 11 Gary opened a packet of cigarettes. Theres a bottle of milk in the fridge. D An ing-form a noun We can use an ing-form with a noun. a sleeping-bag - a bag for sleeping in a waiting-room - a room for waiting in a washing-machine a machine for washing clothes E Longer phrases We can use more than two nouns. a glass coffee-table at Sydney Opera House the bedroom carpet the winter bus timetable our Assistant Computer Technology Manager 82 Exercises i Two nouns together A Say what these things are. For each picture use two of these nouns alarm camera chair clock cycle luggage motor office racket television tennis trolley an office chair 1. 3 . 4 . . 2 Two nouns together A-D Can you say it a better way Use two nouns together. I read an interesting article in a newspaper yesterday. read an interesting .