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This document provides examples of compound nouns used in sentences. It lists 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct compound nouns. It then provides examples of creating additional compound noun sentences. The key information is that it demonstrates the use of compound nouns in different contexts and encourages generating new examples.

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This document provides examples of compound nouns used in sentences. It lists 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct compound nouns. It then provides examples of creating additional compound noun sentences. The key information is that it demonstrates the use of compound nouns in different contexts and encourages generating new examples.

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jam

park
phone
clock
machine
chip
star
course
attack
gallery
donor
lens
wiper
hostel
food
money
gap
penalty
fever
opener
tongue
fiction
crossing
office
Complete the sentences with the correct compound nouns.

● My coffee maker is broken. How about a cup of tea?


● Modern machines have got brains. They’re called computer chip.
● Look at my jeans - they’re really dirty. I’ll put them in the washing machine.
● I’m late because there was a terrible traffic jam in the center of the town.
● Go to the box office and buy the tickets for Madonna’s concert.
● My alarm clock didn’t ring this morning and I didn’t wake up until 9.30.
● She knows that junk food is not good for her health, but it is quick and easy to prepare.
● His eyesight is very poor. He can’t see a thing without his contact lens.
● I want to eat some tuna. Do you know where the tin opener is?
● My husband and I agreed to give our daughter £6 a week pocket money.
● If you are in general good health, there's a good chance you’ve got what it takes to be a
volunteer blood donor.
● There is a huge generation gap between my father and me. He doesn’t understand me at all.
● My brother loves science fiction, but I prefer true stories about the present or the past.
● We didn’t have enough money for a room in a hotel, so we decided to stay in a cheap youth
hostel.
● Beyoncé’s voice is beautiful. She is one of the most popular pop star in the world.
● We are looking for a qualified English mother tongue teacher to teach adults.
● The whole class went to the art gallery to see the exhibition of the most famous
paintings from all over the world.
● As soon as it stopped raining I turned the mobile phone off.
● He’ll have a heart attack if I tell him he’s fired.
● My brother suffers from a severe case of hay fever. He always has a runny nose in the early
summer.
Think of some more compound nouns and make your own sentences.

► Car park_ The car park was full, so I looked for another one.
► Golf course On the golf course was Michael Jordan, he practices golf.
► Windscreen wiper The front glass of the car is dirty because the windscreen wiper is broken.
► Death penaly In Russia and Poland the death penalty is approved.
►Pedestrian crossing The motorcyclist in our country don´t respect the pedestrian crossing.

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