Punctuation Entry 998 / 1011 60-second read

Hyphenated compound adjectives

Before the noun, use hyphens.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

A well known author.

✓ Correct

A well-known author.

The ruleii

Hyphenate before the noun.

Compound adjectives before a noun typically take hyphens.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Before noun = hyphen."

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