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HYPHENS

HYPHENS. How to use hyphens like a boss. What is a hyphen?. A punctuation mark used to join words or to separate s yllables of a single word. EXAMPLES OF HYPHENATED WORDS. Merry-go-round. Eighty-three. brother-in-law. Mass-produced. mid-October. Four-fifths. T-shirt. Self-confident.

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HYPHENS

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  1. HYPHENS How to use hyphens like a boss

  2. What is a hyphen? A punctuation mark used to join words or to separate syllables of a single word.

  3. EXAMPLES OF HYPHENATED WORDS Merry-go-round Eighty-three brother-in-law Mass-produced mid-October Four-fifths T-shirt Self-confident Seventeen-year-old Full-time Anti-abortion Ex-boyfriend

  4. Rule #1 • Use a hyphen to join two words serving as a single adjective that describe a noun • For example: Drake is a well-known rapper. • BUT, “well known” is not hyphenated when it comes AFTER a noun. • For example: Drake’s songs are well known.

  5. Rule #2 • Use hyphens when you’re dealing with numbers or prefixes. One-eighth pre-Civil war Ex-husband All-inclusive Self-sufficient Seven-tenths Thirty-three mid-1700s

  6. Rule #3 • Use hyphens for line breaks.

  7. Your turn • Don’t carry a narrow minded attitude about life. • a. narrow minded-attitude • b. narrow-minded attitude • c. narrow-minded-attitude • d. leave as is

  8. YOUR TURN • In the following sentence, which TWO phrases should be hyphenated? • I don’t like wearing mass produced clothing because probably one half of the student body is wearing the same thing.

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