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Using Hyphens with Adjectives

Use a hyphen when two or more words create one adjective.  Here are some examples:

 

Do not use a hyphen if the two words are not being used to create an adjective.

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Ikechukwu Ugoh
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Forming an adjective using hyphen
Reply #1 on : Mon December 07, 2009, 18:02:52
I am not particularly very strong in English Language. In fact i have a major problem in pronunciations.Concerted efforts made to address this problem has not yielded much results.I guess this has to do with my early attempts at learning which were largely self-effort based.Though i love good writings when i see them.
It may sound strange but this is the very first time i can recall in my study of English reading about this topic - creating adjective using hyphen.
Please keep this up.