[Grammar] Compound nouns Flashcards
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] The play had a duration of THREE HOURS. >> It was a _
It was a THREE-HOUR play.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] We went on a vacation that lasted SEVEN DAYS.
>> We went on a _
We went on a SEVEN-DAY vacation.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] The studio is TWENTY SQUARE METERS in size.
>> It’s a _
It’s a TWENTY-SQUARE-METER studio.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] I bought a GOLD BAR THAT WEIGHS FIVE HUNDRED GRAMS.
>> I bought a _
I bought a FIVE-HUNDRED-GRAM gold bar.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] They climbed a MOUNTAIN THAT IS EIGHT THOUSAND METERS HIGH.
>> They climbed an _
They climbed an EIGHT-THOUSAND-METER mountain.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] The bridge spans a distance of THREE KILOMETERS.
>> It’s a _
It’s a THREE-KILOMETER bridge.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] The girl is only THREE YEARS OLD. >> She is a _
She is a THREE-YEAR-OLD girl.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] I got a hike that is 50 kilometers long to give a bag of money to another warlord.
I got a fifty kilometer hike to give a bag of money to another warlord.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] He was great. We CHATTED WITH HIM FOR TEN MINUTES. >> We had _
He was great. We had a nice little ten minute chat.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] It only takes two hours to drive to Delaware from here. >> Delaware’s only _ from here.
Delaware’s only a two hour drive from here.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] WE WERE DELAYED BY THREE HOURS and I didn’t wanna risk it so I thought it’d best just to rent a car. >> There was _
There was a three hour delay and I didn’t wanna risk it so I thought it’d best just to rent a car.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] We are prepared to offer you A CONTRACT THAT WILL LAST TWO YEARS. No, a lifetime contract.
We are prepared to offer you a two year contract. Lifetime contract.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] Everybody was getting together for my mom and dad’s _ (вечеринка по случаю 11-летней годовщины).
Everybody was getting together for my mom and dad’s eleven year anniversary party.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] We’ve been together for three years. >> Just had our _
Just had our three year anniversary.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] We’re making A JOURNEY THAT’S SUPPOSED TO LAST FIVE DAYS in three days.
We’re making a five day journey in three days.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] As a matter of fact… Happy _ (поздравляю с восьмой годовщиной).
As a matter of fact… Happy eight year anniversary.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] _ (штраф 20 тысяч долларов) for taking an eagle feather.
Twenty thousand dollar fine for taking an eagle feather.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] Because I gave you _ (пятидесятидолларовую купюру) and the gas was only five bucks.
Because I gave you a fifty dollar bill and the gas was only five bucks.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] Okay, so we are stuck in this airport in Houston on like _ (двухчасовая пересадка) and Rachel is running into the bathroom like every thirty seconds.
Okay, so we are stuck in this airport in Houston on like a two hour layover and Rachel is running into the bathroom like every thirty seconds.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] We practiced for two hours. >> We had _.
We had a two hour practice.
[REFORMULATE WITH A COMPOUND WORD] It was like one hundred and forty bucks for a call that lasted ten minutes.
It was like one hundred and forty bucks for a ten minute phone call.
