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School / College / University
/ Institute / Class / Classroom / Campus
the/a school assembly
the/a school auditorium
the classroom wall
the/a school bookshop
the/a school bus
a/the school cafeteria
the/a school canteen
the/a school concert
a
school dinner
a/the
school district
the/a school dormitory
the/a school football
team
the/a school gate
the school grounds
a
school governor
the/a school headmaster
(principal)
the/a school holidays (vacation)
the/a school library
the/a school nurse
the/a school playground
the/a
school uniform
the/a school motto
"school
refusal"
(Note: school book,
schoolgirl, schoolboy, college student,
school teacher, school bag etc. all belong to Type 1.
These do not ‘belong
to the school’ or,
are not ‘part of
the school’.
For examples of this kind, the word
‘school’
or ‘college’
indicates ‘what
kind of’ thing.)
the class leader
the class roll
the class timetable
the college chapel
the campus grounds
the campus lawns
the campus gardens
the campus lake
a/the
school governor
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Student
With these examples, the singular
noun is used when the plural is meant. For example, "a student
cafeteria" means, "a cafeteria of or for the students" or, "the
students’cafeteria"
a/the student dormitory
a/the student cafeteria
a student leader
a student diary
a student advisor
a
student loan
the
student body
the
student union
the student
council
(Note that "a
student card" has the Type 1 stress pattern)
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State, City, Town, Village,
County etc.
a country
bumkin
a
county fair
a
state university
a
state visit
(state = of the national government)
a
state occasion (state = of the
national government)
a/the
state premier (In
Australia. "state" similar to "province")
the
state line
(In U.S.. "state" similar to
"province")
the
city centre
the
town centre
a/the
town hall
a
town meeting
a neighborhood committee
city hall
the city airport
the city garbage dump
the city government
the
city council
a
city councillor
the
city fathers
City Hall (U.S.)
the
town council
the
town clerk
the town water
supply
a
town planner
the
village idiot
the village market
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Home, Places at Home
my
home address
the bathroom door
the bedroom floor
the bedroom window
the garden path
a/the
garden shed
the kitchen sink
the kitchen sink
the
patio doors
a/the
kitchen garden
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Family
a family heirloom
a family holiday
a
family member
a family pet
a family reunion
a family tradition
family planning
family ties
a/the
family doctor
a
family tree
family values
a
family allowance
a/the
family doctor
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World
world music
a
world war
world peace
The
World Cup
The
World Bank
The World Service (of the B.B.C.)
The World Health organization
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Company, Office, Factory,
etc.
a/the
company car
an
office party
a
company report
company law ( = law for all
companies)
a company picnic
company profits
the company car park
the company manager
the company president
the company secretary
the factory foreman
the office Christmas
party
the office furniture
the office manager
the office secretary
the
shop floor
the
factory floor
a trade secret
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Market
a market economy
a market leader
market capitalization
market forces
market research
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Other Places/Things in Society
a
back-seat driver and a
back seat driver
a hospital
waiting room
a hotel
lobby
a junkyard dog
a park
bench
a
stable door
a
park ranger
the
ground floor
the
stage door
the
stage manager
the station
platform (在火车站)
the
tail end
a/the
corner shop
a/the
studio audience
a
device manager (also: a
device manager)
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Car
a/the
car headlight
a/the
car windscreen
a/the
car door
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Country
(= countryside)
a
country park (= park in the
countryside)
a
country house
a
country cousin
a
country bumpkin
a
country dance
a
country house
country music
a
country seat (related to British upper
class)
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Places in Nature
a desert highway
a desert sandstorm
a mid-air collision
a mountain village
an ocean current
an ocean voyage
the desert heat
the desert sand(s)
the desert wind(s)
the forest animals
the forest canopy
the forest floor
the forest wildlife
the ocean bed
the ocean floor
the/a
sea breeze
the
sea air
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Groups and Organizations: Government, Party, Club, Association
etc.
a
government official
the
Party Chairman
a government department
a
government health warning
a government minister
a government official
a government regulation
a government office
the State Council
the Party (党) Chairman
the Party leader
the Party manifesto
the Party platform
the
party faithful
club
(association/federation/league/branch etc)
the club president
the club secretary
the club treasurer
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Class
("class" = "social class")
class distinctions
class warfare =
class war
class differences
class divisions
class identity
class struggle
(See also the different usage of
‘class’ listed with ‘school’)
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Other Groups in Society
the infant mortality
rate (= the mortality rate of infants.)
a
trade union (a union of the
members of a trade)
sibling rivalry
group therapy
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Future
a future husband
(The Oxford Dictionary classifies "future" as both a noun and an
adjective.)
a future job
a future life
future development
future events
future prospects
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Animal
‘animal’ =
‘for animals’, ‘of animals’ or ‘characteristic of
animals’
animal
desires
animal
instincts
animal
magnetism
animal
husbandry
animal rights
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Life
the/a
life history (=
"the/a life history of someone" = "the/a history
of someone's life") = a
life story
life imprisonment
a
life partner
a
child benefit (= a government
benefit for children)
a
life member
a
life sentence
the
life sciences
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From or of a Particular Place
a
Cheshire cat (Originally, a cat
from Cheshire, in a story.)
a London taxicab
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The second
noun is an activity of (or for,
or from) the first noun
family planning
landscape gardening
information processing
data processing (Also Type 1)
property
managment
adult education
market research
market capitalization
white-water rafting
ballroom dancing
home schooling
home shopping
animal
husbandry
class struggle
life imprisonment
future development
town planning
internet banking
panic buying
insider trading
ground
control
self-control
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Other Examples
(the)
Penguin Classics (= the
classics books published by the Penguin publishing company = the
classics of Penguin = Penguin's classics)
a
blood relation
a
body warmer
a cell wall
a cup final
a
killer instinct
a
living wage (= a wage for the
activity of living)
a
pork belly
computer science (the science of
computers)
face value
match point (Also Type 1)
surface tension (from physics and chemistry)
the information
superhighway
the/a
weekend Another example of this
British pronunciation is
weekend. This word is an exception to the
normal rules. That is, the Type 4 stress pattern normally
applies to two words that are not joined when written.
Since the two words, "week" and "end" are joined when written,
it should follow the Type 1 stress pattern. However, it does
follow the Type 1 stress pattern in American English:
weekend and
weekend.
a
situation comedy ( =
sitcom. "Situation" is here a short form of the
adjective, "situational".)
the
master bedroom = the bedroom of the
master of the house. Alternatively, the meaning might be,
"master" (noun) represents the adjective, "main".
a
block booking
a
pocket handkerchief (old fashioned)
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Loyalty
When most of these compound nouns
are spoken, most people stress the second word. But there does
some to be some variation of which word is stressed, especially
the example of, "brand loyalty".
Except for "customer loyalty", all
of the examples below refer to loyalty towards (not from) the
first word, e.g., "family loyalty" = loyalty towards one's
family.
group loyalty
family loyalty
party loyalty
(political party)
company loyalty
team loyalty
brand loyalty
(the stress in this recording is not strongly on either "brand"
or "loyalty" but is slightly more on the word, "loyalty")
brand loyalty (the
stress in this recording is strongly on "brand"
i.e., Type 1 stress pattern.)
customer loyalty (=
the loyalty of customers)
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Household
For some of these, "household" =
"of the household" or "of people's homes". For others,
"household" = "common".
a household name
(household = "common")
a
household
word (household = "common")
a household product
a household appliance
household goods
household bills
the household income
household waste
household rubbish
a household chore
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