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Welcome To Rose Mount Institute Of Languages
- 1. Rose Mount gives you a truly English Speaking International environment. The students are from all over the world. You get the opportunity to practice English 24 hrs a day. This has great benefit for students who are serious about improving their English Language Skills.
- 2. Compound Adjectives A compound adjective is an adjective which is made up of two parts and is usually written with a hyphen, e.g. well-dressed, never-ending
- 3. Compound adjectives that describe personal appearance • curly-haired woman • blue-eyed actor • rosy-cheeked baby • thin-lipped girl • left-handed batsman • long-legged boy • flat-footed young man • open-necked pullover • open-toed sandals • tight-fitting jeans • brand-new shirt
- 4. Adjectives that describe a person's character • Absent-minded (forgetful) • Easy-going (relaxed) • Good-tempered (cheerful) • Warm-hearted (kind) • Quick-witted (intelligent) • Big-headed (proud of her/himself) • Two-faced (hypocritical) • Self-centered (egotistical) • Stuck-up (snobbish)
- 5. Special group of compound adjectives are those where second part is a preposition. • An all-out strike (total) • A burnt-out car (nothing left) • A broken-down bus (it won’t work) • A built-up area (lots of buildings in it) • A hard-up student (poor) • Worn-out shoes (can’t be worn again or exhausted) • Well-off bankers (wealthy) • A run-down area (in poor condition)
- 6. Some other useful compound adjectives • air-conditioned • duty-free • long-distance • record-breaking • sugar-free • Bullet-proof • Hand-made • Long-lasting • Time-consuming • Drip-dry • part-time • Top-secret
- 7. Exercise 1 Fill in the blanks to form new compound adjective. 1. …………………. …………………. - eyed ………………… 2. ………………… ……………… - proof ……………….. 3. ………………… ………………… - minded ………………… 4. ………………… ………………… - necked …………………