Nouns, articles & quantity · CEFR A2 · Everyday
Noun + noun — English nouns and articles
English stacks two nouns and the first describes the second. The first one stays singular even when there are many.
The shape
noun + noun (bus stop, phone number)
Name everyday things the way English does.
In Hindi
अंग्रेज़ी दो संज्ञाएँ जोड़ देती है और पहली दूसरी का वर्णन करती है। पहली हमेशा एकवचन रहती है।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
a shoes shop | a shoe shop The first noun in a pair stays singular, however many shoes there are. |
Noun + noun examples
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I need a bus ticket.
मुझे एक बस टिकट चाहिए।
I need your phone number.
मुझे तुम्हारा फोन नंबर चाहिए।
The bus stop is near here.
बस स्टॉप यहाँ से पास है।
I need a ticket to Delhi.
मुझे दिल्ली का टिकट चाहिए।
My birthday is on Sunday.
मेरा जन्मदिन रविवार को है।
My English class is at seven.
मेरी अंग्रेज़ी की कक्षा सात बजे है।
My house is a five-minute walk from here.
मेरा घर यहाँ से पाँच मिनट दूर है।
Questions people ask
- What is the noun + noun used for?
- English stacks two nouns and the first describes the second. The first one stays singular even when there are many. In practice: name everyday things the way english does.
- How do you form the noun + noun?
- noun + noun (bus stop, phone number).
- What is the most common mistake with the noun + noun?
- Saying “a shoes shop” instead of “a shoe shop”. The first noun in a pair stays singular, however many shoes there are.
Where noun + noun fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Noun + noun is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to nouns, articles & quantity. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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