2006-08-04 04:20:48 · 8 answers · asked by joe g 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Look words up in the dictionary and it'll tell you!
2006-08-04 04:27:32 · answer #1 · answered by pniccimiss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a dumb question at all. Over the years some words have become incorporated with each other. The rule used to be that if you were in doubt, hyphenate. The only really good way to know is to check the dictionary these days. However, I can tell you that household is one word. It means what is within the house. Otherwise splitting it up would mean holding the house. Get my drift?
2006-08-04 11:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by Shar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look it up in a dictionary. www.dictionary.com works fine. Sometimes it will say that the word can be spelled as either one or two words. In this case, if it were two words, it has a completely different meaning. For example, "how many people does your house hold?" I think the meaning you are looking for here is more along the lines of "How much is your household income?"
2006-08-04 11:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by jansaroo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's by the way you say it. household is the right way. if you pause after you say house, then it becomes two words... it's kind of confusing to describe, but most of the time you can say it and then use whichever one sounds correct.
2006-08-04 11:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by lothlorien3213 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this case the word is household. It's not always easy to tell, but the quickest way is to look it up.
Try: www.m-w.com
It's a great hassle-free online dictionary.
2006-08-04 11:28:30 · answer #5 · answered by jewels 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should be focusing on compound words.
Household is compounded and it is a one-word compound.You better take a look at these sites. I want you to check on types of word formation to help you out. Just like what I've said, compounding is one of them. We also have blending, clipping, hyphenation, etc.
http://www.bartleby.com/64/84.html (compounding words)
http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/blend.htm (blending)
http://www.bartleby.com/68/88/1288.html (clipping)
http://www.grammarmudge.cityslide.com/articles/article/426348/2805.htm
(hyphenated words)
I wouldn't give you words formed by adding affixes. I assume that's okay with you. Goodluck.
2006-08-05 02:27:24 · answer #6 · answered by klay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a dumb question pal
2006-08-04 11:25:31 · answer #7 · answered by The Foosaaaah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A word is only SINGLE, n the other MARRIED (attached) to each other...
2006-08-04 11:28:49 · answer #8 · answered by ashlesha19 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋