Compound Words Exercise (655)
In each sentence, a compound word or phrase is incorrectly open, closed, or hyphenated. Identify the incorrect word or phrase and style it correctly.
Answers and Explanations
1.
Original: The roll over was apparently caused by loss of control of the vehicle when the trailer it was towing started to fishtail.
Correct : The rollover was apparently caused by loss of control of the vehicle when the trailer it was towing started to fishtail.
"Rollover" is a closed compound.
2.
Original: Her back ache had subsided by nightfall.
Correct : Her backache had subsided by nightfall.
"Backache" is a closed compound.
3.
Original: There’s a little give-and-take in every stand-off.
Correct : There’s a little give-and-take in every standoff.
"Standoff" is a closed compound.
4.
Original: My daughter complains that our teenage neighbor is a tag-along.
Correct : My daughter complains that our teenage neighbor is a tagalong.
"Tagalong" is a closed compound.
5.
Original: He walked through the living-room to peer out the window at the driveway below.
Correct : He walked through the living room to peer out the window at the driveway below.
"Living room" is an open compound.
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