Compound Words 4.6

Question 1

Open compounds

Answer 1

The first word modifies the second to creat something new.

Ex/ living room

Question 2

Hyphenated Compounds

Answer 2

• 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)

Question 3

Closed Compounds

Answer 3

Two words written as a single unit.
Ex/ breakfast and benchmark

Question 4

Cut-back or cutback

Answer 4

Cutback

Question 5

Lowercase or lower-case

Answer 5

Lowercase

Question 6

Data-base or database

Answer 6

Database

Question 7

Offload or Off-load

Answer 7

Offload

Question 8

Feed-back or feedback

Answer 8

Feedback

Question 9

Paperclip or paper-clip

Answer 9

Paperclip

Question 10

Fire-fighter or Firefighter

Answer 10

Firefighter

Question 11

Land-locked or Landlocked

Answer 11

Landlocked

Question 12

Plural Compounds

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Nevermind is …

Answer 13

A false compound

Never mind

Question 14

Alot is a

Answer 14

False compound

Question 15

Everyday and every day

Answer 15

Everyday
Adjective
Ordinary or average

Every day
Meaning each day

Question 16

Back up and Backup

Answer 16

Back up
Verb phrase
Back up the important flies on your computer.

Backup
Noun
Make a backup of the important files on your computer

Question 17

Alright or all right

Answer 17

Colloquial compound is alright and okay for informal writing.

All right is the correct form and needs to be used in formal writing.