http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheUseOfTheHyphen/mnjb/post.htm#62867Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:37:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:62867Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheUseOfTheHyphen/mnjb/post.htm#62867http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-62867.xml<br />'Drum kit' would be the expected form. Normally noun/noun formations do not hypenate unless together they serve as an adjective: 'Drum kit'; 'drum-kit instructions' <br /> <br />For a primer, <a href="/English/Post/gqxx/Post.htm">Post:34354</a> and have a look <a href="http://www.grammartips.homestead.com/hyphens1.html" target="_blank" title="http://www.grammartips.homestead.com/hyphens1.html">HERE</a>. <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheUseOfTheHyphen/mngc/post.htmWed, 22 Dec 2004 03:24:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:62817EyeSeeYou1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheUseOfTheHyphen/mngc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-62817.xmlAre there any rules as to when the hyphen should be used with nouns? <br /> <br />For example, is it the drumkit, the drum kit or the drum-kit? <br /> <br />How do we know when there should be a hyphen, when there should not be one, and when the words can be written separately? <br /> <br />