Compound adjectives

6 Minute Vocabulary by BBC

Jul 13, 20266:28Education

Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates). Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to help fight your fears of speaking English. Get our...

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