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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Hypens
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN TO WRITE A HYPHEN IN A NUMBER WORD?
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Usually when we join numeral + noun + noun, the first noun is singular and connected to the preceding numeral with a hyphen. g. a five-pound note a one-litre bottle a three-person tent (or plural: three-person tents) However, in fractions, we do not usually drop the plural -s.
- Usually when we join numeral + noun + noun, the first noun is singular and connected to the preceding numeral with a hyphen.
- g.
- a five-pound note a one-litre bottle a three-person tent (or plural: three-person tents) However, in fractions, we do not usually drop the plural -s.
- That is, the plural -s of the second noun.
- g.
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Usually when we join numeral + noun + noun, the first noun is singular and connected to the preceding numeral with a hyphen.
e.g.
a five-pound note
a one-litre bottle
a three-person tent (or plural: three-person tents)
However, in fractions, we do not usually drop the plural -s. That is, the plural -s of the second noun.
e.g.
a five-eights
e.g.
a five-pound note
a one-litre bottle
a three-person tent (or plural: three-person tents)
However, in fractions, we do not usually drop the plural -s. That is, the plural -s of the second noun.
e.g.
a five-eights
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