Question

Select the word that can be joined with the given noun to form a compound noun:
College

• A. Library
• B. Vacation
• C. Recess
• D. Artist

Answer 1

The correct option is A Library

Compound nouns are a combination of two nouns in which the first noun is what kind of a person or object it is or what the purpose of the noun is whereas the second noun identifies the first noun.

From the options given, the word that is best described by 'college' is

Option A) Library as college library is a specific place in a college and when the words are compounded they are descriptive of each other.

Option B) vacation is incorrect because normally nobody refers to a vacation as a 'college' or a 'school vacation'. Vacation is mentioned as it is.

Option C) Recess is incorrect because similar to vacation, recess is never mentioned with another noun like school or college.

Option D) artist is incorrect as it is not a noun used as a compound noun with college.