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What is a compound adjective?
Complete the following sentence:
I need a three- _____ break.
a) weeks.
b) week
B -> three-week break.
Which one is correct?
a) A world famous actor.
b) A world-famous actress.
Compound adjectives are joined by a .....
Clue: H _ P _ _ N
Hyphen
A report that is forty pages long
a) A forty-page report.
b) A forty page report.
A person who is shy in front of a camera.
a) A shy camera person.
b) A camera-shy person
A camera-shy person.
What does "a long-legged man" mean?
It means that a man has long legs.
A delay of sixty seconds.
Create a compound noun with the following noun and adjective :
Prone / Accident
Accident-prone
Identify the error:
I work an eight-hours day
Period of time needs to be in singular form, therefore, the right answer would be:
I work an eight-hour day.
A six-month vacation
A movie that everyone can watch regardless of their age.
Clue: This compound adjective starts with the word FAMILY.
What's the difference between these two sentences:
A man eating alligator / A man-eating alligator.
1st one means that the man is eating an alligator.
2nd one means describes the alligator.
Two- ______ building
a) story
b) storey
Both are correct.
Storey -> British English.
Story -> American English.
A room that is free of smoke.