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Icudlw Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Hyphens and commas
Would 88-year-old be hyphenated in the following sentence, and is the comma placement correct?
Because the patient is an 88 year old and has emphysema, he is a poor cadidiate for surgery; however, there are other options available.
thank you!
Because the patient is an 88 year old and has emphysema, he is a poor cadidiate for surgery; however, there are other options available.
thank you!
Top answer
" The punctuation looks OK to me. In my opinion the first comma is optional. You have a typo: it should be " candidate ".
- " The punctuation looks OK to me.
- In my opinion the first comma is optional.
- You have a typo: it should be " candidate ".
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Yes, I would hyphenate it:
"The patient is an 88-year-old."
"The patient is 88 years old."
The punctuation looks OK to me. In my opinion the first comma is optional.
You have a typo: it should be "candidate".
"The patient is an 88-year-old."
"The patient is 88 years old."
The punctuation looks OK to me. In my opinion the first comma is optional.
You have a typo: it should be "candidate".
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