Compound Adjectives - English Grammar
https://grammar.cl/english/compound-adjectives.htm03.03.2022 · Compound adjectives A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words. In general we put a hyphen between two or more words (before a noun) when we want them to act as a single idea (adjective) that describes something. I live in an English-speaking country. English-speaking is an adjective (used to describe the country).
Compound Adjectives - grammar
www.grammar.com › Compound-AdjectivesTo begin, a compound adjective is a single expression made up of more than one word and acting as a single adjective. Look at the following compound adjectives: publicly traded stock, well-known actress, and bookkeeping system. Notice that each is spelled in a different way: 1. open (publicly traded) 2. hyphenated (well-known) 3. closed (bookkeeping)