Question

Choose whether the following statement is true or false:
A compound adjective is sometimes called a hyphenated adjective.
a) True
b) False

Answer 1

Hint: An adjective is a word that expresses an attribute of something. It is the word class that qualifies nouns.
For example- ‘She is a talented dancer and pianist.’ Here, the adjective is ‘talented’ which qualifies (describes) the nouns ‘dancer’ and ‘pianist’.

Complete answer:
In the given question, the concept being referred is that of ‘compound adjectives’. Let us understand what compound adjectives are.
A compound adjective is a type of adjective which is formed when two, or more than one adjective are joined together and act to modify the same noun. This compound adjective can be made using the multiple forms of speech, which with one other adjective act/work as a compound adjective. For example- the compound adjective ‘world-famous’ has the noun ‘world’ and the adjective ‘famous’.
In every compound adjective, a hyphen is used between two or more words which together act as a compound adjective
We use a hyphen between two or more words which act as a compound adjective and portray a single idea, i.e. the noun, to avoid confusion between the two words.
Let us thus analyze the7 options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'True', is correct as often compound adjectives are called as hyphenated adjectives. Thus, the given statement is true.

Option (b.), ‘False', is incorrect as an option (a.) is correct since the statement is true.

Note:
 In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of a hyphen. A hyphen is a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text. It is also commonly known as a ‘dash’.