1. DEFINITION
Compoundadjectivesare adjectivesthat are made up of two or more words usuallywith
hyphens(-) betweenthem.
Example
A well-paidjob
A part-time job
A compound adjective witha numberdoes not take the”s” of the plural
Example
A five-floorbuilding
Three five-floorbuilding
EXERCISE
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE COMPOUNDADJECTIVES FROM THIS LIST:
Brand-new/ labour-saving/ old-fashioned/ ten-dollar/ short –sighted
1. Mr Lynch gave the waiter a________________ note as a tip.
2. _________________ machinesare necessaryto save time.
3. Mrs Lynch has bought a ______________ car.
4. I think you are _________________.you have to go to the optician’s.
5. Mr Brown is a strange person.He is fondof ________________ things.