Identify the compound adjective in the given sentence. The blue-eyed girl I saw at my tour to Spain turned out to be a famous actor.
A
girl
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B
blue-eyed
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C
Spain
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D
famous
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Solution
The correct option is B blue-eyed A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives are joined together to modify the same noun. These terms should be hyphenated to avoid confusion or ambiguity.
Option A: Is a noun, subject in the sentence.
Option B: Is the compound adjective. The second part of the compound adjective is frequently a present or past participle. Two different adjectives are used to define the girl
Option C: Spain is again a noun
Option D:famous is a regular adjective, not a compound adjective