Unit 80. Noun + noun (a tennis ball / a headache)
Unit 80; Part A

a tennis ball a bank manager a road accident income tax the city centre
The first noun is like an adjective. It tells us what kind of thing/person/idea etc. For example:
a tennis ball = a ball used to play tennis
a road accident = an accident that happens on the road
income tax = tax that you pay on your income
the water temperature = the temperature of the water
a London doctor = a doctor from London
my life story = the story of my life
So you can say:
a television camera a television programme a television studio a television producer
(these are all different things or people to do with television)
language problems marriage problems health problems work problems
(these are all different kinds of problems)
Compare:
garden vegetables (= vegetables that are grown in a garden)
a vegetable garden (= a garden where vegetables are grown)
Sometimes the first word ends in -ing. Usually these are things used for doing something:
a frying pan (= a pan for frying) a washing machine a swimming pool a dining room
Sometimes there are more than two nouns together:
• I waited at the hotel reception desk.
• We watched the World Swimming Championships on television.
• If you want to play table tennis (= a game), you need a table tennis table (= a table).
Unit 80; Part B

For example:
a headache toothpaste a weekend a car park a road sign
There are no clear rules for this. If you are not sure, write two words.
Unit 80; Part C

a sugar bowl (perhaps empty) and a bowl of sugar (= a bowl with sugar in it)
a shopping bag (perhaps empty) and a bag of shopping (= a bag full of shopping)
Unit 80; Part D

In the same way we say:
a three-hour journey (= a journey that takes three hours)
a ten-pound note (not pounds)
a four-week course (not weeks)
two 14-year-old girls (not years)
a six-page letter (not pages)
Compare:
It was a four-week course. but The course lasted four weeks.
Exercises
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