Stand-alone: How do they call such adjectives?

Tamara · Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:21 am *Stand-alone: How do they call such adjectives?*

Hi

Is there some special name for such adjectives as stand-alone or can-do ?
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Conchita · Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:24 am *Adjectives*

They are called compound adjectives (if you mean those which are formed of two or more words, that is).

Tamara · Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:33 am *Adjectives*

Conchita · Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:39 am *Compound adjectives*

online
on-line

Both are compound adjectives: 'online' is a solid compound adjective and 'on-line' is a hyphenated compound adjective.

Tamara · Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:41 pm *A hyphenated compound adjective*

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