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Hyphens:

Hyphens:. How to Use & Misuse Them. Rule #1: Don’t divide a one-syllable word. . Which words can not be divided? Reached Standing Left Climbed Hyphen. Rule #2: Divide a word only between syllables. .

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Hyphens:

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  1. Hyphens: How to Use & Misuse Them

  2. Rule #1: Don’t divide a one-syllable word. Which words can not be divided? Reached Standing Left Climbed Hyphen

  3. Rule #2: Divide a word only between syllables. Where would you divide the following words if there weren’t enough space on the line? (Tip: You can check a dictionary). Hyphenate Bankrupt Telephone Dependable Resourceful

  4. Rule #3: Divide an already-hyphenated word at the hyphen. Would you move any of these hyphens? President-elect Self-defense Happy-go-lucky Self-control Detergent-free

  5. Rule #4: Do not divide a word so that one letter stands alone. Which of these words is divided improperly? State-ly Mid-December Step-sister Hap-pily Late-r

  6. References Warriner, John E. "Ch. 14 Punctuation.” Warriner'sHandbook: Fourth Course : Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, Sentences. Orlando, FL: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 2008. 365-68. Print.

  7. Hyphenating compound numbers: Hyphenate compound numbers twenty-one to ninety-nine or fractions used as modifiers such as three-fourths. Practice hyphenating: 24, 63, 72, and ½.

  8. Other hyphenates: Hyphenate compound words with prefixes: All-, ex-, great-, and self-. Suffixes: -elect, and –free. And with all prefixes before a proper noun or adjective. Ex: President-elect great-grandma self-control Practice writing four other words with these affixes.

  9. Other hyphenates: Hyphenate a compound adjective when it precedes the noun it modifies. Ex: a well-organized trip an after-school job Practice writing two sentences using compound adjectives that precede nouns.

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