Hyphens in Compound Adjectives

Multiple words used as a single adjective are called

• compound adjectives

• compound nouns

• concrete nouns

• collective adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

When a compound adjective comes after the noun, a hyphen is usually not used.

• true

• false

• this is unknown

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which two are correct?

• There are sun-dried tomatoes on the pizza.

• The tomatoes on the pizza are sun dried.

• The sun dried tomatoes came in a bottle.

• My favorite tomates are sun-dried.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Transplant organs are sometimes transported by ____drones

• forward-thinking

• remote-controlled

• decision-making

• expensive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Recent research shows baboons make ______ sounds

• mass-produced

• three-dimensional

• human-like

• good

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

A cube is a ___________ shape

• forward-thinking

• three-dimensional

• cutting-edge

• geometric

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

The film had a _______ message.

• provoking-thought

• thought-provoking

• thought-provoked

• provoked-thought

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Keeping the house neat and clean is a ______ battle.

• never-ended

• ending-never

• never-ending

• ended-never

I hate travelling at _ _ _ _ speed

• neck-break

• break-back

• break-neck

• back- break

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which two are correct?

• The new windows are East-facing.

• The East facing window is broken.

• The East-facing window needs a new curtain.

• The bedroom window is East facing.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A