Compound Words 4.6 Flashcards
Open compounds
The first word modifies the second to creat something new.
Ex/ living room
Hyphenated Compounds
- if a word is conventionally spelled with a hyphen (e.g., old-fashioned)
-when adding a prefix causes a letter collision (e.g., anti-inflammatory)
- When using a compound adjective before the word it modifies
(e.g., a well-meaning plan)
Closed Compounds
Two words written as a single unit.
Ex/ breakfast and benchmark
Cut-back or cutback
Cutback
Lowercase or lower-case
Lowercase
Data-base or database
Database
Offload or Off-load
Offload
Feed-back or feedback
Feedback
Paperclip or paper-clip
Paperclip
Fire-fighter or Firefighter
Firefighter
Land-locked or Landlocked
Landlocked
Plural Compounds
Hyphenated compounds
The -s is added to the term that is plural. The most important word.
Ex/ rights-of-way and daughters-in-law
Open compounds
Is the same.
Ex/ heads of state and junior doctors
Closed are at the end
Nevermind is …
A false compound
Never mind
Alot is a
False compound
Everyday and every day
Everyday
Adjective
Ordinary or average
Every day
Meaning each day
Back up and Backup
Back up
Verb phrase
Back up the important flies on your computer.
Backup
Noun
Make a backup of the important files on your computer
Alright or all right
Colloquial compound is alright and okay for informal writing.
All right is the correct form and needs to be used in formal writing.
