The document defines a compound adjective as two or more words that act together to modify a noun. It provides the examples of "worldwide" and "part-time" and notes that compound adjectives are usually hyphenated when preceding a noun but not when following it. The document also includes 8 examples of compound adjectives in sentences and their answers.
The document defines a compound adjective as two or more words that act together to modify a noun. It provides the examples of "worldwide" and "part-time" and notes that compound adjectives are usually hyphenated when preceding a noun but not when following it. The document also includes 8 examples of compound adjectives in sentences and their answers.
The document defines a compound adjective as two or more words that act together to modify a noun. It provides the examples of "worldwide" and "part-time" and notes that compound adjectives are usually hyphenated when preceding a noun but not when following it. The document also includes 8 examples of compound adjectives in sentences and their answers.
REVIEW What is compound adjective? Compound adjective is two or more words that act as a single Idea to modify a noun.
Example
worldwide Part-time
She's looking for a part-time job.
Note: as a general rule, the words in a compound adjective are hyphenated ( -) when they come before a noun but not when they come after it.
Example
He is a well-known actor. (Correct)
The actor is well-known. (Incorrect) The combination of compound adjective compound adjectives exercises
1. This vehicle is moving slowly.
2. This movie lasts two hours 3. The snakes and other reptiles are cold blooded animals. 4. She is always the most well dressed lady at any party. 5. That man over there is a world famous pianist. 6. She will be following a self imposed fast for about thirty hours. 7. She hails from a very broad minded family and thus has the freedom she wants. 8. My father is pretty thick skinned man and does not get offended easily. Answers
1. This vehicle is moving slowly.
2. This movie lasts two hours 3. The snakes and other reptiles are cold blooded animals. 4. She is always the most well dressed lady at any party. 5. That man over there is a world famous pianist. 6. She will be following a self imposed fast for about thirty hours. 7. She hails from a very broad minded family and thus has the freedom she wants. 8. My father is pretty thick skinned man and does not get offended easily.