(no hyphens because the word "percent" is followed by the adjective "loyal"?) 3. He was loyal, one hundred percent. 4.
This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
Hyphenated: I live in a first-floor apartment. Do not hyphenate an adjective-noun combination when it appears after the word it describes. Not hyphenated: My apartment is on the first floor. If two or more compound adjectives have the same base, omit the base word in all but the last adjective, but keep the hyphen.
But there it is: “cutting-edge.” That phrasal adjective, with a hyphen, is permanent—it's in the dictionary—so hyphenate it before a noun, but again, per Chicago, it can be left open after the noun.
The Chicago Manual of Style has not called for the hyphen for some years. The 17th edition explains: “Whether terms such as African American, Italian American, Chinese American, and the like should be spelled open or hyphenated has been the subject of considerable controversy.
Because we wouldn't say "early-1900s," we wouldn't add the hyphen after "early" in "early to mid-1900s." "Mid," we're told by Burchfield, could stand by itself at one time, as in "mid air," which Fowler said should never be hyphenated; nowadays, however, it is always hyphenated, "mid-air." According to the Chicago
Hyphenate compound adjectives before a noun: a half-serious remark. Do not hyphenate such compounds when they follow a noun unless hyphenated in Webster's: He was only half serious. When half precedes a noun, of may be dropped: half an orange, half a mile, though half of an orange and half of a mile are not incorrect.
The CMOS hyphenation guide has the following example: "late nineteenth-century politicians." But in the summary of the rule it also says that adjectival compounds are hyphenated before but not after a noun.
If the blue is dark (or midnight), it is a color compound and can take a hyphen.
the three- thirty train a four o'clock train the 5:00 p.m. news Usually open; forms such as “three thirty,” “four twenty,” etc., are hyphenated before the noun. a high- quality alkylate a middle- class neighborhood the neighborhood is middle class Hyphenated before but not after a noun.
Nineteenth century, twentieth century; do not use 19th century, 20th century. Spell out numbers one through ten (one, two, etc.). Above ten, use number (65, 106, etc.) except when number is used at the beginning of a sentence.
Do not hyphenate compound color modifiers unless both elements are colors of equal value: blue-black sky, gray-green eyes, but bluish black sky, lemon yellow dress, jade green lake, cobalt blue dish, dark blue suit, white sand beaches. To avoid ambiguity, note: light-blue suit (color), light blue suit (weight).
hyphens or not? quasi—as part of a compound noun, use separately; as adjective, use with hyphen: quasi scholar (noun), quasi-judicial (adj.)
notes❯ In the current Concise Oxford English Dictionary, “macroeconomic” and “microeconomic” are solid but “socio-economic” is hyphenated .
The hyphenated form lends itself better to compound modifiers, as in “mid-twentieth-century furniture.” So when the less common noun phrase is used, we prefer to retain the hyphen: “mid-twentieth century.” A similar logic has discouraged us from advising “midtwentieth century”—though we do recommend “midcentury.”
Compound nouns appearing in Webster's and widely used do not need to be hyphenated when used as adjectives unless ambiguous. For example: polar bear, sea turtle, foreign exchange, income tax, real estate, fossil fuel. n.
Hyphens help to avoid confusion. For the same reason, you should use a hyphen after other superlatives that can function as either adverbs or nouns, as in "best-selling book," "worst-performing stocks" and "longest-running musical."
When used as a modifier before a noun, "at risk" is a compound adjective and should be hyphenated. When it is used after a noun, it is not hyphenated. Your usage is correct (according to CMOS).
Use a hyphen with a grade number when the ordinal form is used as a compound adjective before a noun. Otherwise, do not use a hyphen with a grade number. The first-grade students went on a field trip. The sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students go to a middle school.
When it comes after the noun, the compound adjective usually doesn't get a hyphen. Same goes for up to date – if it's before a noun it needs a hyphen. A document is up to date but it's an up-to-date document.
To destress means to do something to become less stressed or anxious—to relax. It is sometimes spelled with a hyphen: de-stress. Both spellings can be used in other, more technical contexts in relation to other meanings of stress.
The second is made up of words that are consistently hyphenated because they are standard expressions that designate single concepts. For example, well-appointed, well-founded and well-intentioned do not have the same meaning as appointed, founded, and intentioned.
When the modifying phrase follows the noun, you need no hyphen: We offer a discount to a new customer. You do need a hyphen for well phrases, like well-pleaded complaint, well-known jurist, and well-rounded person.
high speed vs. high-speed—Two words when used as a noun; hyphenated when used as an adjective. For example: “Sign up now and soar through the internet at a truly high speed.”
