{"id":875,"date":"2022-04-20T10:06:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=875"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:53:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T09:53:17","slug":"e-nn-2-use-hyphens-in-compound-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-nn-2-use-hyphens-in-compound-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"E- NN.2 Use hyphens in compound adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase\"> Use hyphens in compound adjectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83c\udf08\u2728 Use Hyphens in Compound Adjectives \u2728\ud83c\udf08<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd0e What is a compound adjective?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>compound adjective<\/strong> is made up of <strong>two or more words<\/strong> joined together to describe a noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Example<\/strong>: <em>a well-known singer<\/em> \ud83c\udfa4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd87\ufe0f Why do we use <strong>hyphens (-)<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f To <strong>join words<\/strong> together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f To <strong>avoid confusion<\/strong> in meaning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f To <strong>make writing clear<\/strong> and easy to read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udccc Rules for Using Hyphens in Compound Adjectives<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Before a noun, use a hyphen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <em>three-year-old<\/em> boy \ud83d\udc66<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <em>high-speed<\/em> train \ud83d\ude84<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>If no hyphen, it may confuse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c A small business man (means a short man who does business)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 A <em>small-business<\/em> man (means a man who owns a small business)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Do not use a hyphen when the compound adjective comes after the noun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The boy is <em>three years old<\/em>. \u2714\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The train is <em>high speed<\/em>. \u2714\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>4\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Use hyphens with numbers + nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <em>five-star<\/em> hotel \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <em>ten-page<\/em> report \ud83d\udcc4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>5\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Use hyphens with fractions as adjectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <em>two-thirds<\/em> majority \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <em>one-half<\/em> portion \ud83c\udf55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Quick Examples<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <em>well-written<\/em> essay \ud83d\udcdd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <em>soft-spoken<\/em> teacher \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <em>fast-moving<\/em> car \ud83d\ude97<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <em>long-term<\/em> goal \ud83c\udfaf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udea6 Remember:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 Use hyphens <strong>only when the compound adjective comes before a noun<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 Don\u2019t use hyphens if the words come <strong>after the noun<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u2728\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Shortcut Tip:<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the meaning may be <strong>unclear without a hyphen<\/strong>, then <strong>add the hyphen<\/strong>! \u2796\u2714\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98524\/171\/852\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-233.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-233.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-233-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-233-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-233-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/70808\/254\/348\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-235.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-235.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-235-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-235-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-235-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use hyphens in compound adjectives Key Notes: \ud83c\udf08\u2728 Use Hyphens in Compound Adjectives \u2728\ud83c\udf08 \ud83d\udd0e What is a compound adjective? 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