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A quirky real estate agent is drafting property descriptions. Select ALL the sentences that contain a true compound noun (where two words combine to create a new, specific meaning), rather than just an adjective describing a noun.
The correct answers are: This charming estate features a beautiful greenhouse for your carnivorous plants. You will love the enormous swimming pool in the backyard.
A compound noun functions as a single unit of meaning.
- A greenhouse is a glass building for growing plants, whereas a green house is simply any house painted the color green.
- A swimming pool is a specific type of facility designed for swimming (a compound noun), whereas a swimming duck is just a duck (noun) that happens to be swimming (participle acting as an adjective).