Compounding

Multiple-choice exercise

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  1. earthquake
    1.   a noun-verb compound acting as a verb
    2.   is a noun-verb compound with the noun as subject
    3.   is a noun-verb compound with the noun as object
    4.   a noun-verb compound acting as an adjective
  2. firing squad
    1.   is a verb-noun compound with the noun as subject
    2.   is a participle-noun compound acting as a verb
    3.   is a participle-noun compound with the noun as subject
    4.   is a verb-noun compound with the noun as object
  3. seagreen
    1.   is an adjective-adjective compound acting as an adjective
    2.   is a noun-verb compound acting as an adjective
    3.   is a noun-adjective compound acting as an adjective
    4.   is a noun-noun compound acting as an adjective
  4. headlamp
    1.   is a noun-noun compound acting as a verb
    2.   is a verbless compound acting as an noun
    3.   is an adjective-noun compound acting as a noun
    4.   is a noun-noun compound acting as an adjective
  5. homesick
    1.   is a noun-noun compound acting as an adjective
    2.   is a noun-verb compound acting as an adjective
    3.   is a noun-adjective compound acting as an adjective
    4.   is an adjective-noun compound acting as an adjective
  6. Sino-Russian
    1.   is an adjective-noun compound acting as a noun
    2.   is an adjective-noun compound acting as an adjective
    3.   is an adjective-noun compound acting as a verb
    4.   is an adjective-adjective compound acting as an adjective
  7. babysitter
    1.   is an noun-adjective compound acting as a noun
    2.   is a noun-noun compound acting as a verb
    3.   is a noun-verb compound acting as a noun
    4.   is a noun-noun compound acting as a noun
  8. life-threatening
    1.   is an noun-verb compound acting as an adjective
    2.   is an noun-participle compound acting as a noun
    3.   is an noun-participle compound acting as an adjective
    4.   is an noun-participle compound acting as a verb
  9. dancehall
    1.   is a noun-noun compound acting as a noun
    2.   is a verb-noun compound acting as a noun
    3.   is a noun-noun compound acting as a verb
    4.   is an adjective-noun compound acting as a noun
  10. backup
    1.   is a noun-adjective compound acting as a noun or a verb
    2.   is an adjective-adverbial compound acting as a noun or a verb
    3.   is a verb-adverbial compound acting as a noun or a verb
    4.   is a noun-noun compound acting as a noun or a verb