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The key answer of exercise 8

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.1 - It's a tough call for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Work in pairs and discuss. How could you reword these phrases without using the compound adjectives?
  2. Work in pairs and find a compound adjective above which is formed with.
  3. Complete the sentences using a compound adjective formed from the underline words.

Answer

a)

  1. a widow who is 91 years old
  2. $4,000 in bills which are wrapped in bubble wrap
  3. a daughter who robbed a bank

b)

  1. bubble-wrapped
  2. bank-robbing
  3. 91-year-old

c)

  1. three-day-old baby
  2. hand-made clothes
  3. 15-metre-high wall
  4. life-changing moment
  5. long-running TV series
  6. five-year-long course
  7. well-qualified
  8. time-consuming activity

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