2. Always changes the meaning, but sometimes also changes the word class (not always) 3. HITMAN (VERB + NOUN) = informal a person who is paid to kill someone, especially for a criminal or political organization. (NOUN)
GREENHOUSE (ADJECTIVE + NOUN) = a glass building in which plants that need
protection from cold weather are grown (NOUN)
SKIN-DEEP (NOUN + ADJECTIVE) = not deep or lasting; superficial (ADJECTIVE
4. Clipping is the word formation process in which a word is reduced or shortened without changing the meaning of the word. Clipping differs from back-formation in that the new word retains the meaning of the original word. Example : laboratory – lab mathematics – math examination – exam Blending is the word formation process in which parts of two or more words combine to create a new word whose meaning is often a combination of the original words. Example :