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Yellowstarstruck Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Compound Adjectives
Hi! For number 2 would that be just a punctuation error because I didn't include the hyphen? Do I need a hyphen for number 3? Thanks, Fulvio
1. There is a twenty-minute delay.
2. There is a twenty minute delay.
3. There is a 20 minute delay.
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Yes: "twenty-minute" is a compound adjective and hence should be hyphenated. Same applies to the less acceptable "20-minute".
- Yes: "twenty-minute" is a compound adjective and hence should be hyphenated.
- Same applies to the less acceptable "20-minute".
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Yes: "twenty-minute" is a compound adjective and hence should be hyphenated.
Same applies to the less acceptable "20-minute".
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