When I make compounds, can I put plural word before another word?
For example,"commodities buyers" or"weapons test"
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The vast majority of compound nouns form their plurals by adding s to the principal word in the compound.
Examples:
He now has two mothers-in-law. (plural of mother-in-law)
They were visited by the Knights Templar. (plural of Knight Templar)
It was a sight to see four lieutenant generals fight it out at the table.
(plural of lieutenant general)
Jerry had attended over a dozen courts-martial.
(plural of court-martial / also, see third example below)
No Principal Word?
When there is no obvious principal word, add s (or es) to the end of the compound.
Forget-me-nots make a wonderful present. (plural of forget-me-not)
Pack two toothbrushes. (plural of toothbrush)
Jerry had attended over a dozen court-martials.
(There is ambiguity about the principal word in court-martial. Therefore,
through common usage of both, courts-martial and court-martials are
acceptable.)
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Yes, I think you can. Here's a site I found about compound words, it might help you, I hope!
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/compounds.htm
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Thanks a lot! All of your answers are helpful! :)
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Yes, you can.
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