noun · academic
boyhoodhood
Band 6-7speakingtask2
(illustrative non-standard form showing a mistake: doubling -hood)
Examples
“This is an impossible form and should not appear in formal writing.”
“Use 'boyhood' rather than creating 'boyhoodhood'.”
“Teaching materials sometimes show wrong coinages to warn learners.”
Band 8 sentence
“Avoid redundant formations such as boyhoodhood; stick to boyhood or childhood in formal writing.”
Collocations
- in his boyhood
- memories of boyhood
Word family
boyhood nounboyish adjective
Common mistakes
viết 'boyhoodhood' hoặc thêm hậu tố không cần thiết→boyhood
Say it for a higher band
5childhood→6boyhood→7+boyhoodhood
Synonyms
youth
Easily confused
boyhood
“He often recalled the carefree days of his boyhood.”
Related words
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In -hood
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