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Compound Adjectives

Compound Adjectives Without Numbers

Many compound adjectives combine other types of words: adjective + noun: "good-natured", "short-sighted"; noun + adjective: "world-famous", "snow-white"; adverb + past participle: "well-known", "badly-designed"; adjective + past participle: "old-fashioned", "open-minded"; noun + present participle: "time-consuming", "thought-provoking". These are hyphenated before the noun.

Compound Adjectives Without Numbers

Many compound adjectives combine other types of words: adjective + noun: "good-natured", "short-sighted"; noun + adjective: "world-famous", "snow-white"; adverb + past participle: "well-known", "badly-designed"; adjective + past participle: "old-fashioned", "open-minded"; noun + present participle: "time-consuming", "thought-provoking". These are hyphenated before the noun.

Practice

She is a ___ person — always ready to listen.

The documentary was very. I couldn't stop thinking about it.

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Compound Adjectives with Numbers