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  • make up
    make-up (compound nouns formed with prepositions and particles)
  • the letter was carefully written
    the letter was carefully written (compound adjectives made with an adverb ending in –ly, both before and after a noun)
  • ice cream
    ice cream (compound noun)
  • well known
    well-known (adverb + adjective compounds)
  • this toy is battery operated
    this toy is battery operated (adverb/noun + the past participle after a noun)
  • mother in law
    mother-in-law (compound noun)
  • swimming pool
    swimming pool (compound noun)
  • vice president
    vice-president (to separate words and prefixes)
  • last minute
    last-minute (adjective/adverb + noun)
  • battery operated toy
    battery-operated toy (adverb/noun + past participle before a noun)
  • world famous
    world-famous (noun + adjective)
  • three quarters
    three-quarters
  • lorry drivers
    lorry-drivers (compound nouns)
  • father in law
    father-in-law (compound nouns formed with prepositions and particles)
  • well respected
    well-respected (adverb/noun + past participle before a noun)
  • a carefully written letter
    a carefully written letter (compound adjectives made with an adverb ending in –ly, both before and after a noun)
  • his father is out of work
    his father is out of work (three-word compound adjectives after a noun)
  • ex husband
    ex-husband (to separate words and prefixes)
  • the politicians were well respected
    the politicians were well respected (adverb/noun + the past participle after a noun)
  • an out of work father
    an out-of-work father (three-word compound adjectives before a noun)
  • one way
    one-way (adjective/adverb + noun)
  • good looking
    good-looking (adjective/adverb + present participle)
  • secondary school
    secondary school (compound noun)
  • seventy eight
    seventy-eight (compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine)
  • sixty eight
    sixty-eight (number)
  • that hairstyle is out of date
    that hairstyle is out of date (three-word compound adjectives after a noun)
  • baby sit
    baby-sit (compound verbs)
  • t shirt
    t-shirt (noun compound)
  • an out of date hairstyle
    an out-of-date hairstyle (three-word compound adjectives before a noun)
  • two door car
    two-door car (ages and numbers before a noun)
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