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Should thirty second be hyphenated?
Any two or three word adjective should be hyphenated ONLY when used as an adjective. Example, "It was his thirty-second birthday." "There was a thirty second delay in rebroadcasting Carl's speech."
Can the word laugh be hyphenated?
Depends on how you use the word. For example, you can use it if you are writing a hyphenated modifier: "She had that I'm-going-to-try-not- to-laugh-right-now face." But you can't hypenate the word when: "She had a terrible-laugh." ---> "She had a terrible laugh."
What is a sentence for butt?
The goat will butt you out the way.Scoot your butt over a bit would you?Dropping your cigarette butt on the floor is littering, which is an offence that will get you fined.
What does post coital mean?
simply put "after sexual intercourse." For example, someone might have a "post-coital cigarette" after having sex.
Is twenty fifth hyphenated?
21st is usually hyphenated when spelt. Dictionaries list it as 'twenty-first'. However, as a book/article title, or in company names, it is sometimes written as Twenty First ... as in 'Twenty First Century Poets', but, as this could be interpreted as meaning a book about 1st century poets, a hyphen would remove any ambiguity e.g. written as 'Twenty-first Century Poets' or 'Twenty-First Century Poets' (unless, of course, the book is actually about 1st century poets, in which case a better title would be 'Twenty First-Century Poets'!)
What is the possessive form of the plural noun suspects?
The possessive form for the plural noun suspects is suspects'.Example: We have uncovered the suspects' hideout.
How many spaces do you leave in a hyphenated word?
There should be no spaces within a hyphenated word. For example: ex-husband.Note in the example that there are no spaces before and after the hyphen.
Is one half hyphenated?
Hyphenating is a matter of choice and what makes a sentence clearer; rules about hyphens leave some room for a writer's own judgment. For example, the question, 'Is one half hyphenated?" could be read as, 'Is one-half hyphenated?", or 'Is one half-hyphenated....' (A half-hyphenated what?). It is an oversimplified example, but it doesn't take much to confuse. Another example, 'English language learners...'; is this people from England learning a language or learners of the English language. The use of a hyphen, makes it clear, 'English-language learners...'The purpose of hyphenating is to overcome ambiguity.
An example of a carcinogen would be?
A cigarette
How do you use an apostrophe after the word suspects?
An apostrophe means one of two things - either you're leaving out some letters (like can't means cannot or doesn't means does not) or you are indicating possession. If you put an apostrophe after the word suspects, you get suspects' which means "belonging to the suspects." An example sentence would be something along the lines of "The suspects' belongings are at the police desk."
Is most likely hyphenated?
Most likely can be hyphenated as most-likely when used as a compound adjective before a noun. For example: "She is the most-likely candidate for the job."
Is off-guard hyphenated?
No, "off guard" is typically not hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun, but it can be hyphenated when used as a compound modifier. For example: "She caught him off guard" vs. "He was caught off-guard."
Is life size hyphenated?
No, "life size" is not hyphenated when used as a noun or an adverb. However, when it functions as an adjective before a noun, it is commonly hyphenated as "life-size." For example, you would say "a life-size statue" but "the statue is life size."
What is hyphenated compound word?
A hyphenated compound word is a combination of two or more words joined together by a hyphen to form a single concept or term. For example, "mother-in-law" or "well-being" are hyphenated compound words.
Is court ordered hyphenated?
Yes. Hyphenate two or more words acting as an adjective before a noun.
Can proper nouns be hyphenated?
It simply depends on what the proper nouns in question are. For example, if it's a joined last name, like Rodriguez-Jones, then of course it's hyphenated. It has nothing to do with whether or not it's a proper noun.
Is plug and play hyphenated?
The term "plug and play" is typically not hyphenated when used as a noun or an adjective in most contexts. However, when used as a compound adjective before a noun, it can be hyphenated as "plug-and-play." For example, you would say "The device is plug and play" but "It’s a plug-and-play device."
