Compound modifiers
Posted By: SM on 2006-11-04
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For some reason i am having a hard time with these. Does anyone have an easy way to remember quickly?
Thanks!!
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Hyphens are used because 32-year-old and 11-pound are compound modifiers. SM
A compound modifier is two or more words that act as a single modifier for a noun.
For example:
32-year-old male
11-pound weight loss
22-gauge needle
1-cm mass
Compound adjectives...sm
Use a hyphen to connect compound adjective. Omit the hyphen if the compound adjective follows the noun.
What is a coined compound exactly?
Is alpha-2 a coined compound?
2003 compound bombings
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh_Compound_Bombings
That should be fine except for the hyphen (type 2 is not a compound modifier). nm
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