IN COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

LOCUCION ADJETIVA

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A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives are joined together to modify the same noun. These terms should be hyphenated to avoid confusion or ambiguity. For example:

1. Diana submitted a 6-page document.
2. She adopted a two-year-old cat.

high-spending adj

(spending a lot of money) (persona)

de alto poder adquisitivo loc adj

Have you ever noticed some English words with hyphens between them? For example:

•  a well-known author
•  an English-speaking country
•  a three-hour movie
•  a part-time job
•  a middle-aged woman

Adjective / Adverb / Noun + Present Participle (-ING)

• good-looking = attractive, beautiful, handsome
  Who’s that good-looking guy over there?
• long-lasting
  This long-lasting makeup will keep you looking lovely day and night.
• record-breaking
  The athlete’s record-breaking performance won him the gold medal.
• never-ending
  Learning a language seems to be a never-ending process.
• mouth-watering
  There was a variety of mouth-watering desserts at the wedding reception.
• thought-provoking
  It was a thought-provoking novel.
• slow-moving
  I was stuck in slow-moving traffic for over an hour.
• far-reaching
  The new law will have far-reaching effects in the economy.
• time-saving
  These time-saving techniques will help you work more efficiently.
• forward-thinking
  Some forward-thinking politicians are proposing reforms to the educational system.

When to use a hyphen? Use a hyphen when the compound adjective comes BEFORE the noun it modifies, but not when it comes AFTER the noun. This is a world-famous museum. This museum is world famous. We walked into a brightly-lit room. We walked into a room that was brightly lit. It was quite a thought-provoking book. The book was quite thought provoking.