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Title: Compound Nouns

Grade: 2-a Lesson: S1-L8

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	A thief caught____(red+handed) stealing things in the bedroom.
2	Clue	A noun made up of two or more existing words is a compound noun.
3	Hint	Words given in parentheses	Red-handed
4	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?
5	Choice.A	Choice A is correct. "Red-handed" is a compound noun because it combines two words, "red" and "handed," to create a new word with a specific meaning. In this case, it means catching someone while they are doing something wrong or naughty.	red-handed
6	Choice.B	Choice B is incorrect. The word "redhanded" is not a compound noun because there is no hyphen between red and handed which is essential for the word redhanded to become a compound noun which is red-handed.	redhanded
7	Choice.C	Choice C is incorrect. The word red+handed doesn’t exist. So it can’t be a compound noun like red-handed. A compound noun is when two words join together to make one new word.	red+handed
8	Choice.D	Choice D is incorrect. The word red:handed is not a compound noun because semi colon is not used between red and handed instead hyphen should be used to make the word red-handed a compound noun.	red:handed
9	Step:	The compound noun that is formed by the combination of words in parentheses	Red-handed
10	Step:	Complete sentence	A theif caught red-handed stealing things in the bedroom.
11	Answer	red-handed	Option: A
12	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

A thief caught____(red+handed) stealing things in the bedroom.

Clue

A noun made up of two or more existing words is a compound noun.

Hint

Words given in parentheses

Red-handed

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice.A

Choice A is correct. "Red-handed" is a compound noun because it combines two words, "red" and "handed," to create a new word with a specific meaning. In this case, it means catching someone while they are doing something wrong or naughty.

red-handed

Choice.B

Choice B is incorrect. The word "redhanded" is not a compound noun because there is no hyphen between red and handed which is essential for the word redhanded to become a compound noun which is red-handed.

redhanded

Choice.C

Choice C is incorrect. The word red+handed doesn’t exist. So it can’t be a compound noun like red-handed. A compound noun is when two words join together to make one new word.

red+handed

Choice.D

Choice D is incorrect. The word red:handed is not a compound noun because semi colon is not used between red and handed instead hyphen should be used to make the word red-handed a compound noun.

red:handed

Step:

The compound noun that is formed by the combination of words in parentheses

Red-handed

Step:

Complete sentence

A theif caught red-handed stealing things in the bedroom.

Answer

red-handed

Option: A

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?