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HYPHENS
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1) When 2+ adjectives
function as a single adjective, they are hyphenated
to demonstrate this singular purpose.
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2) Use a hyphen when
you use the suffix “-like.”
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3) Use a hyphen when
you use the prefix "self-."
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Vernon's self-confident smile vanished when he was
rejected by Vera.
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"No self-respecting atheist believes in God,"
quipped Stan.
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The self-appointed
leader, lacking self-awareness and
self-analysis, failed to see the
self-explanatory irony in her
self-aggrandizing argument for
self-government.
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4) Use a hyphen when
you use “-time.”
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1)
twenty-five, seventy-nine
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2)
“two thirds” is NOT hyphenated when it is a
NOUN;
however, it is hyphenated when it is an
ADJECTIVE.
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1) Use a hyphen with the following
prefixes:
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ex-wife, ex-boyfriend
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self-mutilation, self-confidence
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mid-semester, mid-winter
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pre-Raphaelite, pre-Reformation
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pro-Life, pro-Choice,
pro-reform
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2) Use a hyphen with other
prefixes
to avoid confusion, especially when the result would
be another word:
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re-evaluate
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re-mark, re-form
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3) Use a hyphen with the following
suffixes:
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senator-elect, councilwoman-elect
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part-time, full-time, all-time, 4-time
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vulture-like
(vulturine),
life-like
(realistic),
child-like
(childish)
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DASHES
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TYPING:
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Formed by typing 2 hyphens; most word-processing
programs will automatically make one long line when
you are typing.
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The dash touches
both words, the last letter of the first word and
the first letter of the next word.
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FUNCTION:
- Use a dash
to indicate an abrupt break in thought.
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Quote from any horror movie: "I thought I
heard a noise down—"
- Use a dash
to set off parenthetical material, much like
COMMAS and PARENTHESES.
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Richard Gere—who has made a career of
playing practically the same character in
every
movie—just appeared on Oprah's show to push
his latest project.
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Use a dash to mean “namely” or
“in other words” or “that is.”
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Andy
Pettitte’s decision to leave the New York
Yankees was based on a single motive—he
wanted to be closer to his family.
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