1. Climate change related event
2. Climate change-related event
3. Climate-change related event
4. Climate-change-related event
c limate-change-related is the compound modifier here. My answer is #4.
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Inchoateknowledgeclimate-change-related is the compound modifier here.Mine, too.
My answer is #4.
NanookWhich is correct, speaking of a type of event?This website may answer your questions:
1. Climate change related event
2. Climate change-related event
3. Climate-change related event
4. Climate-change-related event
AperisicI'll quote myself here. In these two examples there are together exactly three hyphens. Both have at least one hyphen.
I think I have better examples
expert system oriented fixture design methods
expert system oriented module
Where are the hyphens hidden?
Grammar Geek
Both phrases are obvioulsy part of the jargon of some branch of science. Those who are not up on this jargon can't guess which ones are linked.
Is it "system-orientened" or "system-oriented-fixture"? We wouldn't know. It's up to the author to help us understand how they link by included the hyphens. But with a string like this, it's still going t