Riding a horse)

Nouns formed with adverb particles

These compound nouns are combinations of verbs and adverb particles eg 'breakdown 'income 'make up [> Apps 31.35]

2.10 Nouns formed with noun + noun

When two nouns are used together to form a compound noun, the first noun (noun modifier) usually functions like an adjective and is nearly always in the singular This is the largest category of compound nouns and it can be considered under several headings

Compound nouns in place of phrases with 'of

e g a 'car key a 'chair leg a 'door knob a 'typewriter key When we want to say that one (non-living) thing is part of another, we can use of the key of the car [> 2.47] However, this can sound rather emphatic so we often use a compound noun instead (e g a car key) for things which are closely associated

Compound nouns which refer to place

The first word refers to a place and the second word to something that is in that place Both words are closely associated and are stressed but not hyphenated eg the 'bank 'safe a 'personal com'puter a 'kitchen 'sink

Also note place names 'London 'Airport 'Moscow 'Stadium, etc