Compound adjectives that express the idea of with or having often end in -ed. For example, a a guy with blue eyes is a blue-eyed guy. These -ed endings are often known as "false participles":
A baby with curly hair is a curly-haired baby.
A cat with one leg is a one-legged cat. (Here notice the pronunciation and spelling of "legged".)
A girl with black hair and green eyes = a black-haired, green-eyed girl.
A robber with one eye = a one-eyed robber.
A model with long legs = a long-legged model.
Compound adjectives with expressions of time, quantity, weight, distance or measurement do not use the plural s in the noun of the compound:
A journey that lasts 12 hours is a 12-hour journey. (Note that "hour" is singular.)
A baby that weighs seven pounds = a seven-pound baby.
A walk of 20 miles = a 20-mile walk.
A holiday that lasts 2 weeks = a 2-week holiday.
Sentence Transformation Exercise:
1. My bag was stolen by a teenager with green hair
A green-...
2. Bruce Springsteen gave a concert that lasted four hours.
Bruce Springsteen gave a four-...
3. A man who was dressed in smart clothes came to see you.
A well-...
4. The competition was won by a model with blue eyes and blonde hair.
A blue-...
5. That job pays well.
That's a well-...
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