Question

Write a short note on compounds in English giving example?

Answer 1

 a compound:

*consists of atoms of two or more different elements bound together,
*can be broken down into a simpler type of matter (elements) by chemical means (but not by physical means),
*has properties that are different from its component elements,
*always contains the same ratio of its component atoms.
* eg. carbon dioxide ; common salt

Answer 2

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'compounds' or 'compound words' as 'a word that combines two or more different words. Often, the meaning of the compound cannot be discovered by knowing the meaning of the different words that form it. Compounds may be written either as one word or as separate words.'

Some examples of compound words in English are as follows :

1. Snowball

2. Teaspoon

3. Greenhouse

4. Single-mindedness

5. Fifty-five