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That is assuming that the intent behind the use of the adjectives 'above & average' is not to describe something as being possessive of both properties individually. The combination of these words by way of a Hyphen (-) creates a new and entirely separate descriptive word, or adjective, from the lone standing, original two.

Because written word, especially that of the English language, requires a certain level of context for the reader to grasp the intent of the message, adjectives must be clearly defined within the sentence structure as to which noun they are modifying. Failure to maintain such context results in a situation in which the adjective(s) and their corresponding nouns involved are not clearly defined, therefore distorting the writer's message. This is where the term 'misplaced modifier' is used to describe the unclear or impossible situation that results. For example: My friend Billy with a new car gave me a new hammer. Now, did Billy give me the hammer? Or did his new car decide to get me the gift? Obviously it was Billy, yet in reading the sentence as is it's Billy's new car which is made out to be our kind benefactor. The rules of grammar are designed to eliminate such confusion. Grammar is also always good for painfully burning about an hour of each grade school kid's day with boredom.

Think of grammar as the legend on a map. The legend is used to assist us in navigating the map by explaining the unique specifications inherent to deciphering that specific map. The same can be said of the grammatical break down of a sentence. Only in reading and writing we have the added luxury of the universal legend that is English law, or grammar.

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