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Re: when to hyphenate adjectives and when not

This is not a comparative: it's short for "higher education" When you have two words that modify a noun, you often (usually) hyphenate them. Higher-education administrators, full-time students, 30-foot pole. When they do not modify a noun you usually do NOT hyphenate. He...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Grammar Geek 98 days ago Verbs, Nouns, Adverbs, Hyphens
Re: word classes

Hi, When she was 16-years-old a 16-year-old is a noun. 16 years old (ie no hyphens) is an adjectival phrase she ran away (preposition) from home and moved to London, then ( adverb) New York to work as ( adverb ) a nurse. During ( preposition) her time in New York, she kept in contact...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Clive 126 days ago Verbs, Prepositions, Nouns, Pronouns, Adverbs, Hyphens
Re: Do compound adjectives need to be hyphenated when they act as object complements?

In this case I would definitely use a hyphen. Otherwise there is a real risk of "school year" being read as one unit. However, in "We should leave the building perfectly intact" I would not use a hyphen. A good rule of thumb in cases of doubt: if the sentence is...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Mr Wordy 126 days ago Verbs, Nouns, Adverbs, Universities, Hyphens
Re: adverb-(hyphen)-adjective

Hi Philip If you google "compound adjectives", you should be able to find a number of sources. Even Wikipedia has a bit of information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compound Scroll down to "Compound Hyphenated Adjectives" and then down to the part headed with "The following compound...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Yankee 1 yr 195 days ago Grammar, Verbs, Nouns, Numbers, Adverbs, Hyphens, Hyphenation

I can't find a source that explains what I thought I understood many years ago. The question deals with joining an adverb and an adjective with a hyphen before the noun, but not afterward: the freshly-cut lawn smells great ~ the lawn is freshly cut he is a...

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Philip 1 yr 195 days ago Verbs, Nouns, Adverbs, Punctuation, Whom, Hyphens, Images

Re: badly

#1 is correct. Use the hyphens when the phrase is used to decribe a noun, but not generally after the verb. She attends school part time. (no hyphen). She is a part-time student. The other style "rule" (and I use the quotations, because this is a style, not a grammar issue, and there are...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Grammar Geek 2 yr 61 days ago Grammar, Verbs, Nouns, Adverbs, Hyphens
Re: double word adjectives

Here is a helpful website: http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaCompound_Adjectives.htm Contents | Index | Previous | Next Compound Adjectives 1. A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives work together to modify the same noun. These terms should be...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Goodman 2 yr 115 days ago Verbs, Nouns, Adverbs, Genders, Hyphens
Re: meaning?

Dear teachers, Is it true that the construction "materially-progressive heaven" is incorrect in English ? First because if we use a hyphen to make a compound modifier both words should modify the noun that follows, which is not the case here since “heaven” can’t be modified by the word...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Hela 2 yr 266 days ago Verbs, Constructions, Nouns, Adverbs, Hyphens
Re: Which is correct: "well written" or "well-written"?

Ryanz0r wrote: Hi everyone! I came across this forum upon searching for an answer to this query I have. I've always believed it to be "well written" because "well" is an adverb simply describing the passive adjective "written," where hyphenation is only necessary if an adjective is describing...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by rishonly 2 yr 298 days ago Articles, Verbs, Nouns, Adverbs, Hyphens, Hyphenation
Re: Usage of hyphen for "ly" words

Anonymous wrote: Hi Please advise me whether I have to use hyphen in words involving adverb, e.g., "actively-managed portfolio". Thanks for your help in this regard I was taught, many years ago, that the modification is hyphenated if it precedes the noun, not hyphenated if...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Philip 3 yr 115 days ago Regards, Verbs, Nouns, Adverbs, Hyphens

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