Learn English – Question that is a no-brainer

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I need a phrase which has a meaning of a question that is very easy to answer and requires very little thought. I think it might have something to do with word no-brainer.

I don't know if a no-brainer question is grammatically correct since both are nouns.

Is it actually correct or not? Is there any alternative?

Best Answer

There is nothing wrong with "no-brainer question".

A compound noun is a noun that is composed of two or more nouns. When there are two nouns like "no-brainer question", the first noun functions as a noun modifier.

Another broadly used idiom is "rocket science" which means:

an activity requiring considerable intelligence and ability (esp in the phrase not exactly rocket science)

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If you say "This isn't a rocket science question", it means it is no-brainer.