{"id":8874,"date":"2018-08-07T17:46:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T15:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8874"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:26:25","slug":"compound-nouns-and-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/08\/compound-nouns-and-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Compound Nouns and Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Compound Nouns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Compound nouns are words that consist of two or more words. Every part of them is part of the meaning of the nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Separated Compound Nouns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Compound nouns are more commonly written with two separate words.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>real estate &#8211; He works in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">real estate<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>post office\u00a0&#8211; Did you go to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">post office<\/span>?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>light year &#8211; A\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">light year<\/span>\u00a0is a way to measure\u00a0distance.<\/p><p>water tank\u00a0&#8211; How many <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">water tanks<\/span> are there? \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p><p>full moon\u00a0 &#8211; Look out your window to see the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">full moon<\/span> tonight.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>swimming pool &#8211; We have a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">swimming poo<\/span>l in our country house.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hyphenated Compound Nouns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Some compound nouns are hyphenated. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>mother-in-law\u00a0&#8211; Do you\u00a0get on with your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">mother-in-law<\/span>?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p><p>master-at-arms\u00a0\u00a0&#8211; Who is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">master-at-arms<\/span> of this ship?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">commander-in-chief\u00a0&#8211; He is the <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;\">commander-in-chief<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>single-mindedness &#8211; I can&#8217;t stand his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">single-mindedness<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hyphenated compound nouns typically function as adjectives.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>six-pack &#8211; Buy a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">six-pack<\/span> beer.<\/p><p>free-for-all\u00a0&#8211; They want <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">free-for-all<\/span> income for the poor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Separated or Hyphenated?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Without a doubt, the easiest way to determine whether you need separated or hyphenated compound nouns is that we use separated compound nouns as nouns while hyphenated compound nouns usually function as adjective in sentences. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Open air vs open-air<\/strong><\/p><p>We enjoy hanging out in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">open air<\/span> in summer.<\/p><p>The afternoon was so hot my friends and I decided to go to an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">open-air<\/span> bar. <\/p><p><strong>Air traffic vs air-traffic<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Air traffic<\/span> was so heavy last night.<\/p><p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">air-traffic<\/span><strong> <\/strong>control had a hard time managing the situation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Compound Adjectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Compound adjectives are normally structured in three different ways. Many compound adjectives are hyphenated.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-primary-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>noun + adjective | noun + participle | adjective + participle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Noun + Adjective\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These compound adjectives are a combination of a noun and and an adjective. <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>camera-shy\u00a0&#8211; I am <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">camera-shy<\/span>.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>accident-prone\u00a0&#8211; Be careful. This is an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">accident-prone<\/span> area.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>sugar-free\u00a0&#8211; I prefer <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sugar-free<\/span> coffee.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Noun + Participle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These compound adjectives are a combination of a noun and and a participle.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>computer-assisted &#8211; They are using <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">computer-assisted<\/span> instruction.<\/p><p>user-generated &#8211; These are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">user-generated<\/span> contents.<\/p><p>custom-built &#8211; It is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">custom-built<\/span> car.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adjective\u00a0+ Participle<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These compound adjectives are a combination of an adjective and and a participle.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>brown-haired &#8211; My girlfriend is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">brown-haired<\/span> woman.<\/p><p>ill-tempered &#8211; Andy is a little <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ill-tempered<\/span>.<\/p><p>fair-skinned &#8211; Ana is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">fair-skinned<\/span> girl.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Compound adjectives formed by combining <strong>well<\/strong>\u00a0+ participle or a phrase\u00a0should be hyphenated when the compound is <strong>before<\/strong> the noun.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He created some <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">well-known<\/span><em> <\/em>artworks.<\/p><p>He just checked his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">up-to-date<\/span><em> <\/em>account.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>However, do not hyphenate when the compound is <strong>after<\/strong> the noun.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>His <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">artworks<\/span> are also <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">well known<\/span>\u00a0around the world.<\/p><p>His <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">account<\/span> is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">up to date<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Compound adjectives that describe ages and lengths of time are also hyphenated.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I have a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">five-year old<\/span><em> <\/em>daughter.<\/p><p>They found some <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">two-centuries old<\/span><em> <\/em>relics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compound Nouns Compound nouns are words that consist of two or more words. Every part of them is part of the meaning of the nouns. Separated Compound Nouns Compound nouns are more commonly written with two separate words. real estate &#8211; He works in real estate.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 post office\u00a0&#8211; Did you go to the post [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Compound Nouns and Adjectives | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/08\/compound-nouns-and-adjectives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Compound Nouns and Adjectives | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Compound Nouns Compound nouns are words that consist of two or more words. 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