Question

What is a compound adjective?

Answer 1

A compound adjective is formed by combining two or more words to describe a noun. It helps provide more specific and detailed information about the noun. Compound adjectives are typically hyphenated when they come before the noun they modify but not when they come after the noun. For example, "well-known" is a compound adjective in the phrase "a well-known author," but it is not hyphenated when it comes after the noun, as in "the author is well known."