Tham khảo tài liệu 'english vocabulary in use p2', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | I A Compound adjectives A Formation and pronunciation A compound adjective is formed from two different words and occasionally three. They are usually written with a hyphen . good-looking well-known and the stress is usually the same on both parts of the compound. B Describing people Many compound adjectives describe a person s appearance character and situation. This is William. He isn t well-known famous he isn t well-off rich and I ve never heard anyone say he was good-looking handsome attractive . But he s a very nice man - kind friendly and very easy-going relaxed . In this picture he s wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a brand-new completely new hat. Well and badly These adverbs combine with many past participles to form compound adjectives. You can use well or badly in front of the adjective except well-known which has no opposite . a well-directed film a well-made pair of shoes a well-written story a badly-paid job a low salary a badly-behaved child acting in a bad way a badly-dressed young man wearing horrible clothes D A five-minute walk It is common to combine a number and a singular noun to form a compound adjective. It s a fifteen-minute drive to the centre. a drive of fifteen minutes He works in a four-star hotel. a hotel with a rating of four stars I gave her a five-pound note. a note with a value of five pounds The winner was a ten-year-old girl. a girl who is ten years old There was a two-hour delay on our flight. the plane was two hours late E Common compounds She had a full-time job in a bank but after the baby was born she changed to a part-time job and just worked in the mornings. The hotel is north-west of here about ten miles away also north-east south-east and south-west Most of the population are right-handed but about 10 are left-handed. On trains and planes you can buy a first-class ticket if you are happy to pay a lot more. Mary bought a second-hand BMW. the car was not brand-new but was a new car for her Note As with compound nouns .
