Please help me 1. What is a defining feature of a compound adjective?(1 point)
a. It is always hyphenated.
b. It consists of more than one word.
c. It is usually a made-up word.
d. It is used to replace a noun.

2. Which word can be added to "first-" to form a compound adjective?(1 point)
a. impression
b. class
c. try
d. kiss

3. Which type of words can an adverb modify?(1 point)
a. adjective
b. preposition
c. common noun
d. proper noun

4. Which sentence contains an adverb modifying an adjective?(1 point)
a. Slowly, the sleepy pig rolled over.
b. The barn cat purred happily.
c. The very content cow chewed cud.
d. Unfortunately, it began to rain.

Use the sentence to answer the question.
Maria was extremely happy to hear that her poem had been accepted for publication in a prestigious literary magazine.

5. Which word in the sentence is an adverb that modifies an adjective? (1 point)
a. literary
b. prestigious
c. extremely
d. happy

1) Options A and B

2) B. Class

3) All the options can be modified by an adverb

4) C. The very content cow chewed cud.

5) Extremely

A compound adjective is an adjective that is made up of two or more words joined together by an hyphen. Each word contained in a compound adjective does not modify the subject individually, rather, the compound adjective modifies the subject as a whole. Examples of compound adjectives are four-legged, cold-blooded, open-minded, etc.

1) A defining feature of a compound adjective is that it is always hyphenated

It also consists of more than one word.

This makes options A and B to be correct

2) The word that can be added to "first-" to form a compound adjective is "class"

For example, "first-class" in "first-class students" modify the noun "students"

3) An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective and other adverbs. If it is of a higher degree, it can also modify nouns and prepositions.

Therefore, all the given options are correct

4) In the sentence "The very content cow chewed cud"

The adverb "very" modifies the adjective "content"

5) The adverb "extremely" modifies the adjective "happy"

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