Pick out the phrases with Compound Adjectives from the story
or elsewhere and write how they can be rewritten to express the
same meaning.
Answers
Explanation:
Look at the underlined part in the following sentence.
“You have come here to be educated…” said the red-faced gentleman.
The word ‘red-faced’ is called a Compound Adjective.
The phrase ‘red-faced gentleman’ is a short form of ‘a gentleman with a red face’.
1. Pick out the phrases with Compound Adjectives from the story or elsewhere and write how they can be rewritten to express the same meaning.
a. gold-laced cuff – a cuff with gold lace.
b. white-washed room – a room that was white-washed.
c. one-eyed man – a man with one eye.
d. long-legged insect – an insect with long legs.
2. Change the underlined parts in the following paragraph into
compound adjectives. Rewrite the paragraph in your note book.
Sachin Tendulkar is a cricketer who is famous all over the world. He is a
batsman playing with right hand. He has many world records to his credit which are mind blowing. Besides all these, he is a person with a kind heart. He works with an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) based in Mumbai to help more than 200 orphans every year.
Answer:
Sachin Tendulkar is a world-famous cricketer. He is a right-hand bats man. He has many mind-blowing world-records to his credit. Besides all these, he is a kind-hearted person. He works with a Mumbai based NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) to help more than 200 orphans every year.
3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate compound adjectives given below.
deep-rooted, old-fashioned, well-mannered, soft-spoken, brand-new
Latha is a __soft-spoken__ girl. She speaks kindly with her classmates.
Look at her, she is wearing an __old-fashioned____ dress. She does not like to
wear ___brand-new__ dresses. Don’t you think Latha is a __well-mannered____ girl?
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Answer:
(a) gold - laced cuff
(b) large white - washed room
(c) one - eyed man