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Grammar Lesson 6.6

Grammar Lesson 6.6. From Anderson’s Mechanically Inclined By Mariah Farkas. The Hyphen (-). Often referred to as a dash, but it is shorter than and different from the dash (--). The hyphen joins adjectives or words to create one concept or unit.

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Grammar Lesson 6.6

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  1. Grammar Lesson 6.6 From Anderson’s Mechanically Inclined By Mariah Farkas

  2. The Hyphen (-) • Often referred to as a dash, but it is shorter than and different from the dash (--). • The hyphen joins adjectives or words to create one concept or unit. • The hyphen is primarily used to enhance and clarify description. • The writer uses a hyphen to connect words to show that they are related.

  3. Examples • six-pack • do-it-yourself scaffold • sugar-free • well-suited solution *Please create your own example of a hyphenated word/phrase.

  4. When to use a hyphen • When you have multiple modifiers, you need to use a hyphen if: 1. You can’t reverse their order Or 2. If you can’t remove one of them without damaging the sense. • Example: son-in-law

  5. Hyphenated Phrases

  6. When to use a Hyphen • There are many phrases that need a hyphen in certain contexts but not in others! • Do not use a hyphen within phrasal verbs (verbs made up of a main verb and an adverb or preposition). • If the phrasal verb is made into a noun, you should use a hyphen • (Hyphen Handout)

  7. Answers to Handout • Build up: • You should continue to build up your pension. • There was a build-up of traffic on the road. • Broke in: • The house was unoccupied at the time of the break-in. • They broke in by forcing a lock on the door. • Stopped off: • We stopped off in Hawaii on the way home. • We knew there would be a stop-off in Singapore for refueling.

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