What part of speech is "dragon wings"?
a. compound noun
b. pronoun phrase
c. adverbial phrase
d. compound adjective?
a. compound noun
b. pronoun phrase
c. adverbial phrase
d. compound adjective?
1 Answer
Mar 12, 2018
It is a compound noun.
Explanation:
Nouns name a person, place or thing. Compound nouns are combinations of two words that form a new noun. They can have spaces, hyphens, or combined as one word. Here are some examples:
As you can see, they can be combinations of pretty much any types of speech, as long as the resulting word is a person, place, or a thing.
Since "dragon's wings" is a combination that names a thing, it is a compound noun.