English for Today
PLURALISING COMPOUND NOUNS
The following compound nouns(and many others) are pluralised on the last words
1. Major General/ Major Generals
2. Grown-up/ Grown-ups
3. Spoonful/ Spoonfuls
4. Fountain pen/ Fountain pens
5. Post office/ Post offices
6. Face-cloth- Face-clothes
7. Breakdown- Breakdowns
8. Boyfriend- Boyfriends
9. Deaf-mute- Deaf-mutes
10. On-looker- On-lookers
11. Bye-law- Bye-laws
12. Boy-Scout- Boy-Scouts
13.On-going- On-goings
14. Bread-crumb- Bread-crumbs
15. Boy Brigade- Boy Brigades
16. Call Girl- Call Girls
17. Bookcase- Bookcases
18. Workman- Workmen
19. Male Student- Male Students
20. Lady Driver- Lady Drivers
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