Grade 12 Mastering Compound Adjectives

Identify the compound adjective in this sentence: 'The well-dressed man walked into the room.'

• badly-dressed

• well-suited

• poorly-attired

• well-dressed

Which of the following sentences uses a compound adjective correctly? 'She is a high school teacher.' or 'She is a high-school teacher.'

• She is a high-schoolteacher.

• She is a high school-teacher.

• She is a high-school teacher.

• She is a highschool teacher.

Choose the sentence that contains a compound adjective: 'The fast-paced movie kept us on the edge of our seats.'

• fast-moving

• quick-paced

• high-speed

• fast-paced

Which sentence is correct regarding hyphen usage? 'He is a 15 year old boy.' or 'He is a 15-year-old boy.'

• He is a 15 years old boy.

• He is a 15-year-old boy.

• He is a 15 year-old boy.

• He is a 15-year old boy.

Identify the correct use of a compound adjective: 'The long-term effects of the medication are still unknown.' or 'The long term effects of the medication are still unknown.'

• The long-term effects of the medication are still unknown.

• The long-term effect of the medication are still unknown.

• The long-term effects of medication are still unknown.

• The long term effects of the medication is still unknown.

Which of the following sentences uses a –ly adverb correctly in a compound adjective? 'The quickly-moving train arrived on time.' or 'The quick moving train arrived on time.'

• The quickly moving train arrived on time.

• The train quickly moving arrived on time.

• The quick-moving train arrived on time.

• The quickly-moving train arrived on time.

Choose the correct sentence: 'She is a well-respected author.' or 'She is a well respected author.'

• She is a well-respected author.

• She is a well-respected author.

• She is a respected well author.

• She is well respected author.

Identify the sentence with a compound adjective: 'The state-of-the-art technology impressed everyone.'

• the technology impressed

• state-of-the-art technology

• impressed everyone

• state-of-the-art

Which sentence is correct? 'They are 10 year old twins.' or 'They are 10-year-old twins.'

• They are 10-year-old twins.

• They are 10 old-year twins.

• They are 10 years old twins.

• They are 10-year twins.

Choose the correct usage of a compound adjective: 'The newly-formed committee met yesterday.' or 'The newly formed committee met yesterday.'

• The newly-formed committee met yesterday.

• The newly formed committee meets yesterday.

• The newly formed committees met yesterday.

• The newly formed committee met yesterday.