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Grammar and Linguistics > compound adjectives
compound adjectives
Rafael_Nadal
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compound adjectives
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hello plz help me what are the rules of forming compound adjectives ?? a four-legged chick a hard-working teacher. what is the rule here ???
I wish u understand what I mean because it �s confusing I don �t know how to make young kids understand it ,
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29 Oct 2013
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loblita
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ok i will try to help, concerning the first one: a four - legged chick, the rule here is number- noun, since leg is a noun, but a suffixal morpheme here is used (ed) which is commonly used. a hard-working teacher, the rule here is adjective-present participle ( verb in the ING form)
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29 Oct 2013
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