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Write the compound noun that can be formed from the pairs of words.
- parar + agua = el 3rd person singular of present indicative (para) + plural noun (aguas).paraguas → umbrella
- cortar + fuego = el 3rd person singular of present indicative (corta) + plural noun (fuegos).cortafuegos → firebreak
- sacar + corcho = el 3rd person singular of present indicative (saca) + plural noun (corchos).sacacorchos → corkscrew
- parar + rayo = el 3rd person singular of present indicative (para) + plural noun (rayos).|We double the r to maintain the strong pronunciation.pararrayos → lightning rod
- pisar + papel = el 3rd person singular of present indicative (pisa) + plural noun (papeles).pisapapeles → paperweight
- abrir + carta = el 3rd person singular of present indicative (abre) + plural noun (cartas).abrecartas → letter opener
- portar + mina = el 3rd person singular of present indicative (porta) + plural noun (minas).portaminas → mechanical pencil
- posar + vaso = el 3rd person singular of present indicative (posa) + plural noun (vasos).posavasos → coaster
- salvar + vida = el 3rd person singular of present indicative (salva) + plural noun (vidas).salvavidas → lifejacket
- cien + pie = el cien + plural noun (pies)|Before p and b we always write m and never n|The compound noun is acute, bisyllabic and ends in -s, meaning that we have to place an accent on pies.ciempiés → centipede