Ls 29. Number + noun = adjective

Lesson 29. Number + noun = adjective

It's very common in English to put two words together in order to form an adjective. In this lesson, you'll learn how to put a number and a noun together to form an adjective that describes another noun.

Example:

number	noun	noun	result
two	car	garage	two-car garage
25	story	building	25-story building
five	star	hotel	five-star hotel
48	hour	wait	48-hour wait

You must hyphenate the number word and the noun. These two words together function as an adjective. - (hyphen)

Notice that numbers ten and under are usually spelled out completely. If you write 2-car garage, for instance, it looks awkward.

Practice

1. The house has five bedrooms
   1. It's a five-bedroom house
2. The test took two hours.
   1. It was a two-hour test
3. The trip will probably take seven hours
   1. It will be a seven-hour trip
4. The warranty is good for 90 days
   1. It's a 90-day warranty
5. The football player kicked the ball 55 yard
   1. It was a 55-yard kick