Compound adjectives A compound adjective is an adjective that
contains two or more words and these words are connected by a
hyphen. I live in a Portuguese-speaking country. = I live in a
country that speaks Portuguese. Our office is in a twenty-storey
building. I have just finished reading a 300-page book. He is a
well-known writer.
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numbers + a time period (singular form) I work 8 hours every
day. --> I work an eight-hour day. There was a delay of 5
seconds. --> There was a five-second delay. I'm going on
vacation for three weeks. --> I have a three-week vacation.
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Adverb + Past Participle We live in a city that is densely
populated. We live in a densely-populated city. The classroom was
brightly lit. This is a brightly-lit room. Angelina is an actress
quite well known all over the world. She is a quite well-known
actress.
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Noun+ Past Participle We should start using generators that are
powered by wind. We should start using wind-powered generators to
cut costs. I love eating raisins dried by the sun. I love eating
sun-dried raisins.
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Adjective + Past Participle That is an old-fashioned dress. He
killed his victims in cold blood. He was a cold-blooded murderer.
Reptiles are cold-blooded creatures.
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Adjective + Present Participle She looks good. She is a
good-looking girl. Those memories lasted long. They were
long-lasting memories.
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Noun + Present Participle I bought some strawberries that made
my mouth water. I bought some mouth-watering strawberries. His jump
broke a record. That was a record-breaking jump.
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She is famous all over the world. She is a world-famous
actress. This product is free of taxes. This is a tax-free
restaurant. It was a decision taken in the last minute. It was a
last-minute decision.