Compounding: exercise

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

Compounding

Multiple-choice exercise