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.
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.
The correct option is B False
A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives are joined together to modify the same noun. A compound adjective can be formed using different forms of speech, which along with another adjective function as a compound adjective. In the sentence, the words ‘man’ is a noun and ‘eating’ is a verb. We should use a hyphen between two to make it a compound adjective that describes the Tiger, i.e. noun, to avoid confusion between the words. In the given way, the underlined words mean that the man is eating the Tiger. It should be ‘man-eating’ to be a compound adjective. Therefore the underlines words don’t form a compound adjective, hence the statement is false.
A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives are joined together to modify the same noun. A compound adjective can be formed using different forms of speech, which along with another adjective function as a compound adjective. In the sentence, the words ‘man’ is a noun and ‘eating’ is a verb. We should use a hyphen between two to make it a compound adjective that describes the Tiger, i.e. noun, to avoid confusion between the words. In the given way, the underlined words mean that the man is eating the Tiger. It should be ‘man-eating’ to be a compound adjective. Therefore the underlines words don’t form a compound adjective, hence the statement is false.
