A hyphenated modifier is a compound adjective or adverb created by hyphenating multiple words together that work as one word.
Example:
He gave me that there's-a-dead-body-in-my-fridge sort of smile.
Yes it is.
Yes, "low-to-intermediate" should be hyphenated when used as a compound modifier before a noun.
"Tomorrow" is not typically hyphenated. However, in some specific contexts where it is used as a compound modifier before a noun (e.g., "tomorrow-morning meeting"), it may be hyphenated.
"Fired up" is one of those phrases that is hyphenated when it is used as a modifier preceding whatever it is modifying, but not hyphenated when it is used as a predicate adjective. For example, if you say "Everyone was fired up about the new project", "fired up" is a predicate adjective and not hyphenated. However, if you refer to someone's "fired-up speech", "fired-up" is a modifier that precedes "speech" and is therefore hyphenated. Using "fired up" as a predicate adjective is more common.
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."
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."
No. You don't need a hyphen in a two-word unit modifier when the first element is an adverb that ends with "-ly."
Yes, "fourth-grade teacher" should be hyphenated in this context as it is acting as a compound modifier before the noun "teacher."
In this case is it hyphenated. "Hand-rolled" is hyphened because it's acting as a compound modifier, since both words are joined to describe the cigarette.
In APA format, "nonjudgmental" is not hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun (e.g., nonjudgmental approach). However, it is hyphenated when used as a compound modifier before a noun (e.g., a non-judgmental attitude).
Yes, "one-hundred-plus-hour workweek" is hyphenated. The hyphens connect the words "one," "hundred," and "plus" to create a compound modifier that describes the noun "workweek." Proper hyphenation ensures clarity and readability in the phrase.
When referring to the rank and file as a noun, no. For example: "The rank and file defied union leadership." However when used as an adjective or a modifier, then yes. "He needs rank-and-file support."