Hyphen
Hyphen handles compound adjectives: joining two words to modify a noun; no spaces around a hyphen.
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Hyphen teaches the same idea across every grade, starting simple and going deep. Here is the whole concept: what it does, the jobs and kinds it splits into, the mistakes to watch for, and a worked example for each.
Hyphen joins. He links words into a single idea, so a well-known author and a part-time job each read as one unit. He is the short one. Stretch that same stroke longer and it becomes a Dash, which breaks a sentence instead of joining words, the difference the whole K-9 Unit turns on.
Meet Dash.
Use a hyphen to join two or more words that work together as a single adjective modifying a noun. Never use spaces around hyphens.
- "This is an old-fashioned tune."
- "In a state-of-the-art recording studio!"
- "She wore a well-fitting dress."
- Adding spaces around the hyphen
- Using hyphen after the noun being modified
- Hyphenating single-word adjectives
Use hyphens in certain compound nouns and proper names to show they form one concept or relationship.
- "mother-in-law"
- "sixty-seven"
- "self-awareness"
- Inconsistent hyphenation across writing
- Using spaces instead of hyphens
- Over-hyphenating compound nouns
When breaking a word at the end of a line, use a hyphen at the end of the line and continue the word on the next line at a syllable break.
- "The procedure will be exceedingly com- plex to manage."
- "Our understanding of photosyn- thesis has evolved."
- "The trans- action was incomplete."
- Breaking in middle of syllable
- Not checking pronunciation for correct break point
- Breaking in awkward places
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“Hyphen-Dash Mash-up”