By : Ronaldi

Compound Adjectives

What is Compound Adjectives?

A compound adjective is formed when two or more words work together to modify the same noun

There are 13 kinds of compound adjectives, but let’s focus on 6 kinds

adjective + present participle : good-looking noun + present participle : life-threatening adverb + present participle : brightly-shining

adjective + past participle : kind-hearted noun + past participle : tongue-tied adverb + past participle : brightly-lit

Read and find what the sentences have in

common I have a meat-eating plant They go to an English-speaking school. The dishes were all mouth-watering. The girl read a page-turning book last night. My sister is an animal-loving girl. They listen seriously to the heart-breaking

story. His brother is a tennis-playing person.

noun + present participle

Can you change these compound adjectives into adjective clauses?

I have a meat-eating plant I have a carnivorous plant  I have a plant that eats meat

Can you change these compound adjectives into adjective clauses?

They go to an English-speaking school. They go to a school where people speak

English

Can you paraphrase these compound adjectives ?

The boys ate mouth-watering foods. The boys ate delicious foods. The boys ate foods that water their

mouth

The girl read a page-turning book last night. The girl read an interesting book last night. The girl read a book that made her

turn the book over and over again

Read and find what the sentences have in

common The good-looking chef was dressed in hard-wearing clothing and sitting in front of a free-standing cooker.

The horse is fast-running This is quick-drying glue. This has been a long-lasting war

adjective + present participle

Can you rewrite these compound adjectives in other words?

This has been a long-lasting war This war has lasted for a long time This is quick-drying glue. This glue dries quickly The horse is fast-running The horse runs fast

Read and find what the sentences have in common

Cinta Fitri is a never-ending soap opera.

They looked at the brightly-shining star

adverb + present participle

Can you rewrite those compound adjectives in your own words?

Read and find what the sentences have in common

She has a very narrow-minded Father. My grandma is an absent-minded person. He was a cold-blooded murderer. She lived in an old-fashioned house My aunt is kind-hearted and open-minded

adjective + past participle

Read and find what the sentences have in common

Jakarta is a densely-populated city. The boy is well-behaved. Autumn is associated with brightly-colored

foliage. The dimly-lit streets in our town encourage

burglars.  she held deeply-rooted beliefs about the

sanctity of marriage.

adverb + past participle

Read and find what the sentences have in common

When they refused to exchange the shop-soiled item, I was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say.

noun + past participle

Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

grammar/learnit/learnitv224.shtml

http://joelfinley.tripod.com/compadj.htm

http://english.errachidia.org/compounds.htm

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-76003.php