Question

From the options given below, identify the sentence consisting of a compound adjective formed by joining a number + a time period:

• A. I work an eight-hour day.
• B. This is a brightly-lit room.
• C. She is a well-known actress.
• D. Our office is in a twenty-storey building.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

I work an eight-hour day.

A compound adjective is formed when two or more words are joined together to form an adjective to modify the same noun.. They are joined with a hyphen (-). A number can be joined with a time period to form a compound adjective. E.g. eight-hour, 2-day long process etc. Thus, option A is the correct answer as compound adjective 'eight-hour' is correctly formed in the sentence.