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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Hyphen

I earned 4.0 GPA during a maximum-credit-loaded/ maximum-credit-load Spring semester.

Did I use the hyphen and 'loaded' correctly?

And

Can I say My GPA has increased / improved from X to Y?

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0 GPA during a maximum-credit-loaded/ maximum-credit-load Spring semester. Did I use the hyphen and 'loaded' correctly? Probably, but I would never write this.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0 GPA during a maximum-credit-loaded/ maximum-credit-load Spring semester.
  • Did I use the hyphen and 'loaded' correctly?
  • Probably, but I would never write this.
  • 0 GPA during the spring semester while taking the maximum number of credit hours allowed by the university.
  • A good rule of thumb is that when you find you need to use two hyphens, look for a way to rewrite the sentence.
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AnonymousI earned 4.0 GPA during a maximum-credit-loaded/ maximum-credit-load Spring semester.

Did I use the hyphen and 'loaded' correctly?


Probably, but I would never write this. I achieve a 4.0 GPA during the spring semester while taking the maximum number of credit hours allowed by the university. A good rule of thumb is that when y
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