Transcript COMMAS - CUSD 200

hyphens
Use a hyphen to divide a word
at the end of a line.
The new governor’s victory celebration will be organized by her campaign committee.
- Never divide a one-syllable word
- Divide a word only between syllables
- A word with double consonants can be divided
between them. (con-nect, drum-mer).
Use a hyphen to divide a word
at the end of a line.
- Divide a word with a prefix or a suffix
between the prefix or suffix and the base
word (pre-judge, post-pone, fall-ing)
- Divide an already hyphenated word at
the existing hyphen. (cannot say “moth-erin-law”)
- Never divide a words so that one letter
stands alone. (e-lectricity or elec-tricity?)
Where does the hyphen go?
1. Olympics
2. library
3. fourth
4. unchanged
5. impolite
6. tomorrow
7. breathe
8. corporation
Hyphens with compound words
Some compound words are hyphenated (redhot); some are written as one word (redhead);
and some are written as two or more words
(red tape).
Hyphens with compound words
Use a hyphen with these prefixes and suffixes:
exgreatmidself-elect
proall-free
prenonafterantihalf- has some exceptions , it can go both
ways
Hyphens with compound words
Hyphenate a compound adjective when it
precedes the noun it modifies.
It is a well-written book.
He is a small-town boy.
Amanda is very down-to-earth.
Do NOT use a hyphen if the modifier is an
adverb ending in –ly.
He lives in a carefully constructed house.
Hyphens with numbers
Use a hyphen with compound numbers from
twenty-one to ninety-nine.
He wrote a check for thirty-three dollars.
Use a hyphen with fractions used as modifiers.
A two-thirds majority vote is required
1. Ex-students were not allowed at the festively decorated
prom party.
2. His self-confidence faded when he forgot his well-planned
speech.
3. Twenty-five students said they had never heard of the
well-traveled Appalachian Trail.
4. Three-fourths of the class voted, and the proposal was
defeated by a seven-tenths majority.
5. Our governor-elect was once an all-American baseball
player.
6. In our debate on the United Nations, the pro-UN side
defeated the anti-UN side.
7. You must turn in your carefully edited essays by Friday.
no hyphen because of -ly