Question

dê exemplos de compound adjectives em inglês e português​

Answer 1

Resposta:

Há muitas formas de fazermos os adjetivos compostos, e de usar o hifen, veja abaixo alguns exemplos dessas construções:

•a good-looking girl

•the fast-food industry

•an English-speaking group  

•two well-behaved boys

•many hard-working teachers

.ADJ/SUB + VERB+ING

•an easy-going student

•a record-breaking athlete

ADJ+SUB+ED

•a bad-tempered child

•a quick-witted student

•a narrow-minded politician

•a dark-haired girl

SUB+ADJ

•a tax-free product

•a world-famous singer

ADJ compostos de 3 ou mais termos

•a down-to-earth writer

•those out-of-date trousers

NUM+ADJ

•a three-year-old boy * Mas note que dizemos He is three years old OU He is a three-year-old boy (sem o "s"!)

•a one-way street

Exemplos sem o hífen (essas palavras já são encontradas como novo termo nos dicionários):

•waterproof

•breathtaking