When to use hyphens (-)

→Numbers (from twenty-one to ninety-nine) and fractionsThirty-two, forty-eight, fifty-six, sixty-one, seventy-nine, eighty-three etc.
Four-fifths, two-thirds, three-quarters etc.

→PrefixesCo- e.g. co-education, co-pilot
E- e.g. e-mail, e-commerce
Ex – e.g. ex-husband, ex-wife, ex-president
Half- e.g. half-price, half-hour, half-term
Mid- e.g. mid-week, mid-term
Non- e.g. non-profit, non-smoking
Pre- e.g. pre-school
Post- e.g. post-war, post-publication

→Compound nounsbreak-dancing, back-up, bee-keeping, all-rounder, free-for-all, daughter-in-law, chit-chat, double-decker etc.

→Compound adjectives
absent-minded, duty-free, back-breaking, day-to-day, long-distance, mass-market, hot-tempered, off-line etc.

→Compound verbsto lip-sync, to baby-sit, to house-hunt
You have read this article with the title When to use hyphens (-). You can bookmark this page URL https://apostolosmakrides.blogspot.com/2010/08/when-to-use-hyphens.html. Thanks!

1 comment for "When to use hyphens (-)"

  1. These are the necessary provisions of interest and the values which are either way considered and said to be of great cause and probability and for the future will almost lay a good foundation to be discussed. sample sop for internship

    ReplyDelete