Verbless compounds
A compound is lexical unit of more than one word functioning as a a single word.Compounds are necessary linguistic unit to form new words to our vocabulary
Darkroom(noun+noun) --- The room is dark
Girlfriend(noun+noun)--- The friend is a girl
Doorknob(noun+noun)--- The door that has a knob
Bloodstain(noun+noun)---The blood producing stains
Toyfactory(noun+noun)--- The factory producing toys
windmill(noun+noun)-- A mill or machine that harness the power of wind
newspaper(noun+noun)--A paper that publishes news
babysitter(noun+adverbial)-- A caretaker sitting in the baby room to take care of the baby
citydweller(noun+adverbial)-- Person who dwells in the city
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