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Answer — Exercise 4

3.1 - Lonely planet·Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

Question

  1. Look at the ways in which noun phrases can be modified. Add the underlined sections in the texts to the appropriate category below.
  2. Is the main stress on the first or the second word of a compound noun / adjective? Listen and repeat.

Answer

a)

  1. film set
  2. five-mile-long, six-lane sea road
  3. uniquely photogenic city
  4. longest wooden bridge
  5. for a closer look
  6. approaching in the distance

b)

The main stress comes on the first word of the compound noun / adjective.

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