compound adjectives

Hi! We are a group of students of University of Macerata. We are
attending the third year of "Scienze della formazione primaria" because
we would like to become teachers!!
Our group is composed by four people: Alessandra, Camilla, Chiara and
Elisa.
Hi, I’m Alessandra! I live in Monte San Giusto and I love
dancing!
I’m sociable, nice, hasty and I address the situations in a
rational way.
Hi, I’m Camilla! I come from Chiaravalle but now I live in
Macerata.
I’m creative, careful, shy and I adore working with children.
Hi, I’m Chiara! I live in Petriolo and I like playing the flute.
I’m joyful, available, anxious before the exams and I love
eating only sweets.
Finally I'm Elisa, I come from Monte San Vito and, like Camilla,
now I stay in Macerata.
I'm friendly, sweet, agitated and i love playing all sports but
also eating "lasagne"!
COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two
or more words.
Generally we put a hyphen between two or more
words (before a noun) when we want to express a
single idea (adjective) that describes something.
Examples:
- I live in a Spanish-speaking country.
- Shakespeare is a well-known writer.
How are compound adjectives
formed?
Compound adjectives can be formed in several ways:
• NOUN + PRESENT PARTICIPLE:
- I cooked some mouth-watering biscuits
Ho preparato dei biscotti appetitosi
• NOUN + PAST PARTICIPLE:
- Alessandra bought four sun-dried plumes
Alessandra ha comprato quattro prugne secche
• NOUN + ADJECTIVE:
- Madonna is a world-famous singer
Madonna è una cantante di fama mondiale
• NOUN + NOUN:
- I’ve started a part-time job
Ho iniziato un lavoro a tempo parziale
• ADJECTIVE + PRESENT PARTICIPLE:
- Camilla uses a long-lasting polish
Camilla usa uno smalto a lunga tenuta
•ADJECTIVE + PAST PARTICIPLE:
- Chiara has bought an old-fashioned watch
Chiara ha comprato un orologio vecchio stile
•ADJECTIVE + NOUN:
- It was a last-minute decision
E’ stata una decisione dell’ultimo minuto
• ADVERB + PRESENT PARTICIPLE:
- Their love story is never-ending
La loro storia d’amore è senza fine
• ADVERB + PAST PARTICIPLE:
- New York is a densely-populated city
New york è una città molto popolata
LET’S TRY
TOGETHER!!
EXERCISE N°1
WELL-…
a) FASHIONED
BRAND-…
b) MANNERED
SHORT-…
c) NEW
OLD-…
d) SIGHTED
EXERCISE N°2
WELL-MANNERED / BRAND-NEW / SHORT-SIGHTED /
OLD-FASHIONED
SHORT-SIGHTED girl. She can’t even
1. Nancy is a ………………………
read what’s on the blackboard.
2. When Brian got his promotion, he bought a
BRAND-NEW
...........................
car.
OLD-FASHIONED
3. Look at Leila. She’s wearing an ………………………
skirt. She found it in her grandmother’s drawer.
WELL-MANNERED girl. She’s very
4. Cathy is a ……………………………
polite.
Thanks for your attention!