From the options given below, identify the sentence consisting of a compound adjective formed by joining an adverb and a past participle:
It was a last-minute decision.
We live in a densely-populated city.
She is a good-looking girl.
This is a smoke-free restaurant.
A
She is a good-looking girl.
B
This is a smoke-free restaurant.
C
It was a last-minute decision.
D
We live in a densely-populated city.
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A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives are joined together to modify the same noun. An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree. When adverb is used before an adjective -ly is usually added to the end. Whereas the past participle is the form of a verb, typically ending in -ed in English, which is used in forming perfect and passive tenses and sometimes as an adjective
Options A, B, and C all are compound adjectives but they don't meet the requirements stated in the question.