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Punctuation Entry 998 / 1605 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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