Page 4 - Lesson Note

 two-hour
She attended a two-hour seminar.
 five-day
He went on a five-day trip.
 six-week
We took a six-week course.
 one-month
The penalty for cheating is a one-month suspension.
 two-year
I have a two-year contract with my cell phone provider.
 four-year-old
I have a four-year-old son.
 twelve-storey
We live in a twelve-storey apartment building
 twenty-page
He handed me a twenty-page report.
COMMON ERROR: ADDINGS
Don’t use -s at the end of compound adjectives with numbers:

 Let’s take a ten-minutes break.
 Let’s take a ten-minute break.

 ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + PAST PARTICIPLE
 narrow-minded = not open to different ideas/thoughts
I can’t stand narrow-minded people who are intolerant of new ideas.
 well-behaved
They have three well-behaved children.
 old-fashioned
We had lunch in an old-fashioned restaurant with décor from the 1950s.
 densely-populated
This densely-populated area has the highest crime rates in the country.
 short-haired
He was dancing with a short-haired woman.
 widely-recognized
She’s a widely-recognized expert in technology.
 high-spirited = with a lot of energy
The students gave a high-spirited musical performance.
 well-educated
A lot of well-educated people are still having trouble finding jobs.
 highly-respected
Our speaker tonight is a highly-respected scholar.
 brightly-lit
We live on a brightly-lit street in the city center.