How do you connect hyphenated words?

How do you connect hyphenated words?

Hyphen

1. A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark that’s used to join words or parts of words.
2. Use a hyphen in a compound modifier when the modifier comes before the word it’s modifying.
3. If you’re not sure whether a compound word has a hyphen or not, check your preferred dictionary.

What words are hyphenated?

There are five types of words that should be hyphenated:

• Compound adjective + noun. When you use a compound adjective before the noun, you should hyphenate:
• Age + noun. If age is being used as an adjective before the noun, you should hyphenate:
• Numbers 21 through 99.
• Some prefixes.
• For clarity.

What is the purpose of a hyphen in a poem?

Hyphens in poetry are used as pauses, longer ones than commas or semi-colons.

How are hyphens used to connect two words?

Using hyphens to connect words is easy. Picking the right words to connect is a little harder. Let’s start with compound modifiers. A compound modifier is made up of two words that work together to function like one adjective.

When to use a hyphen with a present participle?

Compound modifiers that include present or past participles follow the same rules as any other compound modifier. When we combine a noun or adjective and a present participle (a word ending in ‑ing) to form a unit of meaning that describes another word, use a hyphen to make that unit of meaning clear.

What does it mean when a compound has no hyphen?

Open Compound Words. Open compounds are typically made up of two nouns that are used together to represent a single idea. “Open” means that there is a space between the two words and no hyphen. A good dictionary is the best place to check whether a compound is open or not.

When to hyphenate at the end of a line?

For line breaks in words ending in -ing, if a single final consonant in the root word is doubled before the suffix, hyphenate between the consonants; otherwise, hyphenate at the suffix itself: