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4The Compound Words by Camilia Sadik
hit-and-run
have-not
ill-natured
father-in-law
know-it-all
like-minded
out-of-order
right-handed
left-wing
run-down
self-help
short-term
simple-minded
top-notch
user-friendly
Examples of a noun preceded by a hyphenated word:
door-to-door
salesman
empty-handed
guest
full-time
employment
face-to-face
interview
high-class
society
six-member
committee
king-sized
bed
letter-size
page
low-keyed
lady
like-minded
people
left-handed
artist
run-down
apartments
round-table
talks
second-degree
burn
self-help
workbook
short-term
assignment
simple-minded
fellow
English-speaking
people
top-notch
school
time-saving
equipment
300-page
book
forty-four
dollars
Hyphenated Numbers
Numbers between 21 and 99 are hyphenated, as in twenty-one, thirty-seven, fifty-three,
sixty-eight, and all the way to ninety-nine. Furthermore, numbers from “one to nine” must
be spelled out as in, one boy, two girls, three houses, four men, five women, six books, seven
trees, eight stars, nine cups. Either 10 boys or ten boys is correct, 11 girls or eleven girls is also
correct.
twenty-one to twenty-nine
thirty-one to thirty-nine
forty-one to forty-nine
fifty-one to fifty-nine
sixty-one to sixty-nine
seventy-one to seventy-nine
eighty-one to eighty-nine
ninety-one to ninety-nine
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