Question

What part of speech is "dragon wings"?

a. compound noun
b. pronoun phrase
c. adverbial phrase
d. compound adjective?

Answer 1

It is a compound noun.

Explanation:

Nouns name a person, place or thing. Compound nouns are combinations of two words that form a new noun. They can have spaces, hyphens, or combined as one word. Here are some examples:

`"tooth + paste = toothpaste"`
`"washing + machine = washing machine"`
`"green + house = greenhouse"`
`"passer + by = passer-by"`

As you can see, they can be combinations of pretty much any types of speech, as long as the resulting word is a person, place, or a thing.

`"dragon's wings" " = " "possessive noun + noun"`

Since "dragon's wings" is a combination that names a thing, it is a compound noun.