PLURALISING COMPOUND NOUNS

PLURALISING COMPOUND NOUNS

This is done in three ways. Some compounds are pluralised on the first word; some pluralise the last word while the third class pluralises the first and last words. Let us see examples for the first category:

1. Passer-by – passers-by
2. Director-general – directors general
3. Notary public- notaries public
4. Parent-in-law- parents-in-law
   Head of State- heads of state
5. Editor-in-Chief- editors-in-chief
6. Court-Martial- courts-martial
7. Man-of-war- men-of-war
8. Secretary-General- secretaries-general
9. Grant-in-aid- grants-in-aid