COMPOUND ADJECTIVE I.Compound adjectives is made up of two or more words, and usually describes appearance and condition. Those two or more words can be nouns, adverbs, verbs, or adjective. Example: - Teenage - Far-off - remarkably hot - Life-sized - Worldwide - four-foot - Careworn- After-hours - part-time - Blue-blooded- Free-standing -Please take a four-foot table over there. -John worked as a part-time employee -A life-sized statue of the president -The story has attracted worldwide attention

Note: As a general rule, the words in a compound adjective are hyphenated when they come before a noun but not when they come after. hyphenated Example: Correct: He is a well-known actor Incorrect: He is a well known actor Correct: The actor is well known Incorrect: The actor is well-known

The Combinations of Compound Adjective 1.Adjective/Adverb + Present Participle e.g. - good-looking- easy-going - never-ending- long-wearing 2.Adjective/Adverb + Past Participle e.g. - left-handed- well-known - right-handed- well-mannered - life-sized - blue-eyed 3.Adjective/Adverb + Adjective e.g. - long-run - remarkably hot 4. Adjective + Noun e.g. deep-sea, full-length, last-minute

5.Noun + Past Participle e.g. - shop-soiled - tongue-tied - sun-dried 6.Noun + Adjective e.g. - trouble-free - lead-free - world-famous 7.Noun + Noun e.g. Part-time 8.Number + Noun e.g. - two-door - twenty-page - forty-mile

II.Combining an adverb (usually a word ending in "ly") and an adjective does not create a compound adjective. No hyphen is required because it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather than the subsequent noun. Example: Incorrect: The remarkably-hot day turned into a remarkably- long week. Correct: The remarkably hot day turned into a remarkably long week. III.You should not place a hyphen in a compound adjective if the adjectives are capitalized, such as when they are part of a title or in a quotation. example: Correct: His book was entitled, "Gender Neutral Language in English Usage," and it revolutionized the way people think about sex roles.