Question

3. Rewrite the passage given below using the correct compound

words in place of the highlighted ones.
Mary was at her bedshore window. Monty, her cat, quickly
jumped up the studynote beside the window to enjoy the
outside view. Mary imagined painting the sealight with children
making teacastles, fishermen spreading their nets, sea lovers
enjoying the suntable. But Mary will draw the watchpole,
which stands mighty at one near Catty's bakery, finely in her
painting. Days after days, she has seen her father on the tower
looking like a puppet, moving the searchlamp all over the sea to
guard it. But bright-nosed Mary will draw a
small girl beside her father on the tower. She
will paint her wish to be on the tower and
watch the seaside.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A compound noun is made up of two or more existing words, to form a completely new word in meaning.

Option C: 'Water' forms a compound noun with 'fall': 'waterfall'.

A 'waterfall' is 'a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a steep incline'.

Hence, option C is correct.

Options A, B and D: 'Water' does not form any compound noun with 'food', 'stick' or 'out'.

The words 'waterfood', 'waterstick' and 'waterout' do not exist in standard English language.