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The simple nouns are those that cannot be divided into two different words or concepts. For example: earth, sun, cat.
The Compound nounsInstead, they are those that combine two simple words to create a new concept. For example: corkscrew, can opener, penknife.
Simple nouns cannot be decomposed or divided in two since, doing so, the word would lose its meaning. Compound nouns are recognizable since, by separating the two words, each part maintains its own meaning.