snackable business english - compound adjectives
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Snackable Business English - Compound Adjectives - Learn how to compound adjectives are formed. Read on to discover how these adjectives are used. Do you use compound adjectives correctly in your sentences?TRANSCRIPT
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Snackable Business English
Compound Adjectives
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Compound adjectives are usually hyphenated.
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Examples:
well-groomed long-lasting
full-scale hard-working
short-term part-time
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Many phrases describing size, length or age are hyphenated before nouns.
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Examples:
a ten-year-old child but…
The child is ten years old.
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Examples:
a three-month course but…
The course lasts three months.
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Adjectives are also formed using prefixes, especially to describe opposites.
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Examples:
dis – dissatisfied, disorganized
in – inexperienced, inexpensive
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Examples:
non – non-existent, non-binding
over – overcrowded, overstuffed
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Watch out:
Some of these adjectives can be spelled with a hyphen or without.
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Example:
nonbinding or non-binding.
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Thus, consult a dictionary if you have a doubt.
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