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 Rafael_Nadal
 
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							| hello plz help me what are the rules of forming compound adjectives ??
 a four-legged chick
 a hard-working teacher.
 what is the rule here ???
 
 I wish u understand what I mean because it �s confusing  I don �t know how to make young  kids understand it ,
 
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 loblita
 
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							| ok i will try to help, concerning the first one: a four - legged chick, the rule here is number- noun, since leg is a noun, but a suffixal morpheme here is used (ed) which is commonly used. a hard-working teacher, the rule here is adjective-present participle ( verb in the ING form) 
 |  29 Oct 2013     
					
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