Compound Nouns

How do we write this correctly:

fire + place

• fire place

• fireplace

• fire-place

How do we write this correctly:

living + room

• livingroom

• living room

• living-room

How do we write this correctly:

mail + box

• mail box

• mailbox

• mail-box

How do we write this correctly:

waste + water

• waste-water

• wastewater

• waste water

How do we write this correctly:

post + office

• postoffice

• post office

• post-office

How do we write this correctly:

drive + way

• drive way

• driveway

• drive-way

How do we write this correctly:

shopping + mall

• shoppingmall

• shopping mall

• shopping-mall

How do we write this correctly:

bed + room

• bed room

• bedroom

• bed-room

How do we write this correctly:

book + shelf

• book shelf

• bookshelf

• book-shelf

How do we write this correctly:

passer + by

• passerby

• passer-by

• passer by