- Hyphen Flashcards
In place of an en dash or an em dash, do not use___
A hyphen.
When writing two or more words in front of a noun that collectively act as an adjective, between the words, use___
Hyphens.
When writing two or more words in front of a noun that collectively act as an adjective, if the first word ends in -ly, between the words, use___
No hyphens.
In professionally printed material (particularly books, magazines, and newspapers), to divide words between the end of one line and the beginning of the next to create an evenly aligned margin, use___
Hyphens.
In punctuation, hyphenation is___
The use of hyphens.
To break single words into parts or to join ordinarily separate words into single words, use___
Hyphens.
To write prefixes (such as de-, pre-, re-, and non-[10]) and suffixes (such as -less, -like, -ness, and -hood) use__
Research to determine whether hyphens should be use.
To distinguish words with prefixes with other words that would otherwise be homographs, such as recreation (fun or sport) versus re-creation (the act of creating again), use___
Hyphens.
To apply a prefix to a proper (capitalized) noun, use___
A hyphen.
To apply a prefix to an acronym, use___
A hyphen.
To apply a prefix to a number, use___
A hyphen.
When applying a prefix results in triple letters, use___
A hyphen.
Some married couples compose a new surname (sometimes referred to as a double-barrelled name) for their new family by combining their two surnames, when writing these names, use___
A hyphen.
