Choose the compound word for hand bag
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Q. Why is "handbag" spelled as one word rather than two words?
A. “handbag” is an example of what is known as a compound word.
It started out as two separate words used as a pair. Then over time it evolved into perhaps a hyphenated pair and then the last stage of the evolution fused the two words together.
Children begin to recognize and understand simple compound words, such as airplane and toothbrush, in first grade, then progress to more complex compound words. They learn that compound words are made up of two whole words that function as a single unit of meaning, and that the two words give clues to the meaning of the compound word. Students also begin to notice that there are many compound word families that use the same base word, such as house (doghouse, birdhouse, farmhouse).
There are three different types of compound words:
Closed form: Two words are joined together to create a new meaning (firefly, softball, redhead, keyboard, makeup, notebook).
Hyphenated form: Words are joined together by a hyphen (daughter-in-law, over-the-counter, six-year-old).
Open form: Words are open but when read together, a new meaning is formed (post office, real estate, full moon).
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handbag” is an example of what is known as a compound word. ... Was it because when the American people chose to spell it differently without u's
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