MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Coastal Fisheries

State whether...

Question

State whether true or false:
The following sentence contains a compound adjective:
I saw a man-eating alligator.

A

True

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

B

False

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is A True
A compound adjective is formed two or more words are joined together to form an adjective to modify the same noun. 'Man-eating' is a compound adjective formed by combining two words 'man' and 'eating' and joining them with a hyphen. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. Choose whether the statement is True or False:
The following sentence contains a compound adjective:
I saw a man eating alligator.

Q. The underlined words form a compound adjective in the given statement. State whether true or false:
We saw a man-eating Tiger during the safari ride.

State whether true or false.

Ethan saw the problem in a completely new light.

In the sentence, ‘saw’ is a transitive verb.

Q. Choose whether the following statement is true or false.
The underlined words in the following sentence form an adjective clause:

I love movies that make you laugh.

Q. Choose whether the following is true or false:
'I live in an English-speaking country.'
In the quoted sentence, 'English-speaking' is an adjective and we use a hyphen to connect the word English with speaking to show that it is one adjective.

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Pisciculture

BIOLOGY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Coastal Fisheries

Standard XII Biology

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon