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a hyphen are not a punctuation mark, it is what?
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a spelling mark
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hyphens are commonly used is to
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create compound modifiers
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changing placement of a compound modifier and/or the word it describes can do what
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change the rules of hypenation
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The 21-year-old female denies any history of alcohol abuse.
But The patient is 21 years old and she denies any history of alcohol abuse. In this sentence, the modifier changed to a simple predicate adjective. It no longer acts as one unit describing the noun, so it is no longer hyphenated. Usually, if the descriptors are not placed before the word they describe, they will not be hyphenated. |
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only an English unit can be hyphenated if the compound modifier contains what
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a measurement
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2-ton load
6-pound infant 4 mm incision 25 mg capsule a one-third dose |
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if a metric unit abbreviation is contained in the compound modifier, is a hyphen used
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no
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fractions are only hypenated when used as what part of speech
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adjectives (a one-third dose)
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USUALLY, if combining modifiers are NOT placed before the word they describe, they will or will not be hyphenated
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they will NOT
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if the word very or an adverb ending in ly is part of the compound modifier, is it hyphenated
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no
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The patient claims to have a highly developed sense of smell.
She seems to have very limited movement of her left knee. |
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if compound modifier is preceded by an adverb, do you an add a hypen
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no hypen
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The well-developed male is being seen for anxiety.
But The very well developed male is being seen for anxiety. This new-found mobility made her happy. But This seemingly new found mobility made her happy. |
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hyphens are used when a prefix is added to a
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proper noun or proper adj
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when spelled out, what numbers are hyphenated
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21 through 99 and if part of a larger number (246)
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Thirty-six
Eighty-nine Three hundred forty-five |
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what punctuation has 2 or more hyphenated words wherein the second part of the modifier is used only once
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suspensive hyphenations
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The bandages were cut into 3-, 6-, and 9-inch links.
The hyphen is included in all of the modifiers, even when they are not complete. She has a 5- and a 6-year-old child at home. |
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what punctuation is essentially used to save space in writing, but dictators will often dictate them to save time.
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suspensive hyphenations
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The bandages were cut into 3-, 6-, and 9-inch links.
The hyphen is included in all of the modifiers, even when they are not complete. She has a 5- and a 6-year-old child at home. |
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in what punctuation is the hyphen always included in all of the modifiers, even when they are not complete
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suspensive hyphenations
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The bandages were cut into 3-, 6-, and 9-inch links.
The hyphen is included in all of the modifiers, even when they are not complete. She has a 5- and a 6-year-old child at home. |
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the term follow up used as a noun does/does get a hyphen
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no, it is one word
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We scheduled a followup for the next day.
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the term follow up used as a compound modifier does/does not get a hyphen
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yes (is acceptable and becoming more popular to present as one word in MT)
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We scheduled a follow-up appointment for Tuesday.
Or We scheduled a followup appointment for Tuesday. |
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R1. If you're not sure a compound now should be hypenated, and you look it up in the dictionary and cannot find it, how is the noun treated?
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treat compound noun as separate words
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R2. Phrases that have verb, noun, and adjective forms should appear as separate words when used as ...
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verbs
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The engine will eventually break down. (verb)
Please clean up your room. (verb) |
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R2. Phrases that have verb, noun, and adjective forms should appear as one word when used as ...
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as one word when used as nouns or adjectives.
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That Superfund site will require specialized cleanup procedures. (adjective)
We suffered a breakdown in communications. (noun) |
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R3. Are compound verbs hyphenated or do they appear as one word.
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can be either one word or hypenated - not sure look them up
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To air-condition the house will be costly.
We were notified that management will downsize the organization next year. |
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R4. Do two or more adjectives when they come BEFORE a noun AND act as a single idea get hyphenated
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yes, generally
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friendly-looking man
(compound adjective in front of a noun) friendly little girl (not a compound adjective) brightly lit room (Brightly is an adverb describing lit, not an adjective.) |
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R5. adverbs NOT ending in -ly used as compound words in front of a noun do not do not get a hyphen
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- get a hyphen
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The well-known actress accepted her award.
Well is an adverb followed by another descriptive word. They combine to form one idea in front of the noun. |
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R5. adverbs NOT ending in -ly used as compound words after the noun
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- no hyphen
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The actress who accepted her award was well known.
Well known follows the noun it describes, so no hyphen is used. |
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R6. between 2 adjectives when you can use 'AND' between them, what punctuation is used?
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- comma - no hyphen
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I have important, classified documents.
Jennifer received a lovely, fragrant bouquet on Valentine's Day. |
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compound modifier definition
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two words that act as a single modifier (adjective) for a noun
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well-developed male, self-inflicted knife wound, 21-year-old female
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can words and numerals used together make a compound modifier?
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yes
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2-liter bottle
three-piece suit 3-dollar fee |
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Does the term followup used as a verb get a hyphen?
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no - it is two words
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The patient is to follow up with us in one week.
She will follow up with her dermatologist. |
