“A well known author.”
Punctuation Entry 998 / 1011 60-second read
Hyphenated compound adjectives
Before the noun, use hyphens.
The comparisoni
“A well-known author.”
The ruleii
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Hyphenate before the noun.
Compound adjectives before a noun typically take hyphens.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Before noun = hyphen."