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Leave out the extra word.","Compound Nouns: Build Everyday Sentences","Practise compound nouns by ordering word tiles into sentences about shopping, transport and household objects, using modifiers before main nouns.",4,"sentence_builder",[13,38,58,78,97,115,136,156,175,195],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"exampleSentence":18,"blanks":19},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7d4d-a03b-2f10df143dd5","Build the sentence: __1__",0,"Put ticket before machine: it identifies the purpose of the machine. The noun modifier stays singular, even though the machine sells many tickets.","Is the ticket office open?",[20],{"id":21,"blankNumber":22,"options":23,"tiles":32},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7d01-a03b-2f10deec455e",1,[24,28],{"id":25,"optionText":26,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7c99-a03b-2f10de01c74c","tickets",false,{"id":29,"optionText":30,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7cd5-a03b-2f10de9031aa","We need a ticket machine.",true,[33,34,35,36,37],"We","need","a","ticket","machine.",{"id":39,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":22,"explanation":40,"exampleSentence":41,"blanks":42},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7e11-a03b-2f10e0ae3b4b","In this question, Where is comes before the noun phrase. 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Kitchen identifies the location of the door and comes before it as a singular noun modifier.","The bedroom window is open.",[64],{"id":65,"blankNumber":22,"options":66,"tiles":73},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7ea5-a03b-2f10e1eb6501",[67,70],{"id":68,"optionText":69,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7e51-a03b-2f10e10458c4","kitchens",{"id":71,"optionText":72,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7e75-a03b-2f10e1bdae3e","Please close the kitchen door.",[74,75,55,76,77],"Please","close","kitchen","door.",{"id":79,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":80,"explanation":81,"exampleSentence":82,"blanks":83},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7f89-a03b-2f10e4324d9c",3,"Put coffee before cup to name a type of cup. This construction does not say that the cup contains coffee; coffees is not the modifier here.","Those empty soup bowls need washing.",[84],{"id":85,"blankNumber":22,"options":86,"tiles":93},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7f59-a03b-2f10e4149a25",[87,90],{"id":88,"optionText":89,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7f19-a03b-2f10e23c1af6","This is a coffee cup.",{"id":91,"optionText":92,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d7fa-7f39-a03b-2f10e336359b","coffees",[94,54,35,95,96],"This","coffee","cup.",{"id":98,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":10,"explanation":99,"exampleSentence":100,"blanks":101},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-70a3-8bae-c7a79198212a","To describe the contents, put cup before of coffee. Coffee is uncountable here, so coffees cannot replace it in this phrase.","Would you like a bowl of soup?",[102],{"id":103,"blankNumber":22,"options":104,"tiles":110},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-706f-8bae-c7a790d8767f",[105,107],{"id":106,"optionText":92,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-7027-8bae-c7a790196f83",{"id":108,"optionText":109,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-704f-8bae-c7a790478fed","That is a cup of coffee.",[111,54,35,112,113,114],"That","cup","of","coffee.",{"id":116,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":117,"explanation":118,"exampleSentence":119,"blanks":120},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-714b-8bae-c7a793833f62",5,"Put shoe before shops and are after the subject. 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Tickets carries the plural ending; the noun modifier bus stays singular.","Keep your train tickets.",[142],{"id":143,"blankNumber":22,"options":144,"tiles":151},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-71c7-8bae-c7a794f7aa13",[145,148],{"id":146,"optionText":147,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-7187-8bae-c7a793a021b8","buses",{"id":149,"optionText":150,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-71ab-8bae-c7a794737f7e","Are these bus tickets?",[152,153,154,155],"Are","these","bus","tickets?",{"id":157,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":158,"explanation":159,"exampleSentence":160,"blanks":161},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-72a3-8bae-c7a7974eaf8a",7,"Put sports before centre. Sports is an exception to the usual singular-modifier pattern. The article a requires singular centre, not centres.","Our sports centre has two pools.",[162],{"id":163,"blankNumber":22,"options":164,"tiles":171},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-7273-8bae-c7a796fd71b1",[165,168],{"id":166,"optionText":167,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-7233-8bae-c7a79642878a","It is a sports centre.",{"id":169,"optionText":170,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-7257-8bae-c7a79653ed3f","centres.",[172,54,35,173,174],"It","sports","centre.",{"id":176,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":177,"explanation":178,"exampleSentence":179,"blanks":180},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-736f-8bae-c7a7992fb394",8,"After owns, build the noun phrase a clothes shop. Clothes keeps its plural form before shop, but a requires the main noun shop to be singular.","Several clothes shops sell school uniforms.",[181],{"id":182,"blankNumber":22,"options":183,"tiles":190},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-732b-8bae-c7a7986beb5a",[184,187],{"id":185,"optionText":186,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-72eb-8bae-c7a797b7b5ff","shops.",{"id":188,"optionText":189,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-730f-8bae-c7a79835e9dd","She owns a clothes shop.",[191,192,35,193,194],"She","owns","clothes","shop.",{"id":196,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":197,"explanation":198,"exampleSentence":199,"blanks":200},"01a0e1ab-d7fb-7423-8bae-c7a79a788ae5",9,"Put Have before you and got before the object a toothbrush. 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