COMPOUND ADJECTIVEI. 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.

Example:Correct: He is a well-known actorIncorrect: He is a well known actor

Correct: The actor is well knownIncorrect: The actor is well-known

The Combinations of Compound Adjective1. Adjective/Adverb + Present Participle

e.g. - good-looking - easy-going - never-ending - long-wearing

2. Adjective/Adverb + Past Participlee.g. - left-handed - well-known - right-handed - well-mannered

- life-sized - blue-eyed

3. Adjective/Adverb + Adjectivee.g. - long-run

- remarkably hot

4. Adjective + Noun e.g. deep-sea, full-length, last-minute

5. Noun + Past Participlee.g. - shop-soiled - tongue-tied - sun-dried

6. Noun + Adjectivee.g. - trouble-free - lead-free - world-famous

7. Noun + Noune.g. Part-time

8. Number + Noune.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.