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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Hyphen use
Which is correct?
. . . men and women who trespass on state and privately-owned land.
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. . . men and women who trespass on state- and privately-owned land.
. . . men and women who trespass on state and privately-owned land.
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. . . men and women who trespass on state- and privately-owned land.
Top answer
. men and women who trespass on state and privately owned land.
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- men and women who trespass on state and privately owned land.
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. . . men and women who trespass on state and privately owned land.
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It depends on what has been omitted. These are correct:
men and women who trespass on state [land] and privately-owned land.
men and women who trespass on state-[owned] and privately-owned land.
Also, many style guides follow Terry's form, where an -ly adverb modifier with a past participial adjective is not hyphenate
men and women who trespass on state [land] and privately-owned land.
men and women who trespass on state-[owned] and privately-owned land.
Also, many style guides follow Terry's form, where an -ly adverb modifier with a past participial adjective is not hyphenate
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