Pengertian Suspended Compound
Suspended compound adalah rangkaian compound noun atau compound adjective yang bagian yang sama pada kata-kata tersebut ditunda hingga ujung rangkaian.
Jangan berlebihan menggunakan suspended compound karena pembaca mungkin terganggu karena harus menunggu sampai akhir untuk mengetahui apa yang dibicarakan.
Contoh Kalimat Suspended Compound
| No | Contoh Kalimat Suspended Compound |
|---|---|
| 1 | My brother- and sister-in-law spend too much time at work. (Ipar laki-laki dan perempuan saya menghabiskan terlalu banyak waktu di tempat kerja.) |
| 2 | Our courses are designed for 4-, 5-, and 6-year-old children. (Kursus-kursus kami didesain untuk anak-anak usia 4, 5, dan 6 tahun.) |
| 3 | The company offers health care benefits to full- and part-time workers. (Perusahaan tersebut memberikan jaminan kesehatan bagi para pekerja penuh dan paruh waktu.) |
| 4 | She is searching for two- or three-story house. (Dia sedang mencari rumah dua atau tiga lantai.) |
| 5 | Do left- and right-brained people have different personalities? (Apakah orang-orang yang dominan otak kiri dan kanan memiliki sifat-sifat yang berbeda?) |
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References:
- Compound Words. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/compounds.htm#suspended. Accessed on October 26, 2015.
- Suspended Compound (Grammar). http://grammar.about.com/od/rs/g/Suspended-Compound.htm. Accessed on October 26, 2015.
- Punctuation Rules. http://cavern.uark.edu/~kshurlds/FOJ/RulePunc.html. Accessed on October 22, 2015.
- Suspended Compound Adjective. http://www.odlt.org/ballast/suspended_compound_adjective.html. Accessed on October 22, 2015.
- Hyphens, En Dashes, Em Dashes. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/HyphensEnDashesEmDashes/faq0047.html. Accessed on October 22, 2015.
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Legistics Compounds and Hyphenation. http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/legis-redact/legistics/p4p1.html. Accessed on October 22, 2015.