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Hyphenated adjectives |
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Hyphenated adjectives are combined by means of
a hyphen to form a unit.
Remember that it is common for a number to appear as the first in a series of
hyphenated adjectives. |
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Structure 1 |
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ADJ = Adjective |
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a ADJ-ADJ
noun |
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TOEFL Test at OM is a
sixty-hour course |
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Structure 2 |
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ADJ = Adjective |
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a ADJ-ADJ-ADJ
noun |
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A sixty-year-old employee may retire |
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Avoid using a plural form for any of the adjectives joined by hyphens
even when
the noun is plural. |
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EXAMPLE: |
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Incorrect: |
A three-minutes call anywhere in the United States costs less than a
dollar when you dial it yourself. |
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Correct: |
A three-minute call anywhere in the United States costs less than a
dollar when you dial it yourself. |
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