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Huong Ho Posted 12 years ago
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Change the form of the phrases below so that the postmodifiers become premodifiers.
1. A house that has been built well. ( a well-built house)
2. The article which was mentioned above.( the above-mentioned article)
3. An improvement that is needed badly. ( a badly-needed improvement)
4. A secret that has been kept closely. ( a closely-kept secret)
5. Wealth that has never been told. ( an untold wealth)
6. Cruelty such as we have never heard of before. ( an unheard cruelty)
7. Central heating fired by oil. ( oil-fired central heating)
8. Girls with blue eyes. ( blue-eyed girls)
9. A man with a red rose. ( red-rosed man)
10. A censor with a heavy hand. ( a heavy-handed censor)
11. A tiger with teeth like sabers. ( a saber-toothed tiger)
12. A boat with a flat bottom. ( a flat- bottomed boat)
1. A house that has been built well. ( a well-built house)
2. The article which was mentioned above.( the above-mentioned article)
3. An improvement that is needed badly. ( a badly-needed improvement)
4. A secret that has been kept closely. ( a closely-kept secret)
5. Wealth that has never been told. ( an untold wealth)
6. Cruelty such as we have never heard of before. ( an unheard cruelty)
7. Central heating fired by oil. ( oil-fired central heating)
8. Girls with blue eyes. ( blue-eyed girls)
9. A man with a red rose. ( red-rosed man)
10. A censor with a heavy hand. ( a heavy-handed censor)
11. A tiger with teeth like sabers. ( a saber-toothed tiger)
12. A boat with a flat bottom. ( a flat- bottomed boat)
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Change the form of the phrases below so that the postmodifiers become premodifiers. 1. A house that has been built well.
- Change the form of the phrases below so that the postmodifiers become premodifiers.
- 1.
- A house that has been built well.
- ( a well-built house) 2.
- ( the above-mentioned article) 3.
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Change the form of the phrases below so that the postmodifiers become premodifiers.
1. A house that has been built well. ( a well-built house)
2. The article which was mentioned above.( the above-mentioned article)
3. An improvement that is needed badly. ( a badly-needed improvement)
4. A secret that has been kept closely. ( a closely-kept secret)
5. Wealth that has never been
1. A house that has been built well. ( a well-built house)
2. The article which was mentioned above.( the above-mentioned article)
3. An improvement that is needed badly. ( a badly-needed improvement)
4. A secret that has been kept closely. ( a closely-kept secret)
5. Wealth that has never been
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Also note that premodification with adverbs ending in '-ly' should not be hyphenated:
a badly needed improvement
a closely kept secret
a badly needed improvement
a closely kept secret
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