Question

State whether true or false-
The adjective with two words not joined by a hyphen is called a compound adjective.
a- True
b- False

Answer 1

Hint: Compound adjectives refer to two or more words that are joined together with a hyphen to describe the same noun. For example- My mother got a three-year-old dog.

Complete answer:
As given in the hint, some compound adjectives are joined with the help of hyphens while some are not.
For example- (1) I’ve decided to live in an off-campus flat.
(2) I have decided to choose the flat off-campus.
Here, we can see the use of compound adjectives in different ways.
In the given question- We can conclude that the adjective with two words not joined by a hyphen is not called a compound adjective. Hence, the answer is False because a compound adjective consists of words that are formed with the help of a hyphen.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘True’ is an incorrect option because the given definition of a compound adjective is wrong. A compound adjective consists of two or more words that are joined with the help of a hyphen.
Option b- ‘False’ is the correct option because the given definition of compound adjectives is inaccurate. The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note:
Keep in mind, we only use a hyphen between the compound adjectives when they are placed before a noun. But if the compound adjective is placed after a noun, we do not use a hyphen.