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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

newly-open / opened ?

1.In China, any newly opened tourist attraction would always be crowded
2.In China, any newly-opened tourist attraction would always be crowded

Could you please enlighten me on this?Thanks in advance
  

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Without the hyphen, it is obvious that the adverb "newly" modifies the adjective (participle) "opened," so there is no room for confusion or ambiguity. " On the other hand, people in the US are fairly liberal about using hyphens in such a case, so it would not probably be considered a mistake by most. As far as sound goes, I actually prefer the hyphen so that it sounds like "newly opened" goes together.

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  • Without the hyphen, it is obvious that the adverb "newly" modifies the adjective (participle) "opened," so there is no room for confusion or ambiguity.
  • " On the other hand, people in the US are fairly liberal about using hyphens in such a case, so it would not probably be considered a mistake by most.
  • As far as sound goes, I actually prefer the hyphen so that it sounds like "newly opened" goes together.
  • I would probably use the hyphen( newly-opened ), even though it is not necessary for the purposes of clarity.
  • It reads better for me.
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Without the hyphen, it is obvious that the adverb "newly" modifies the adjective (participle) "opened," so there is no room for confusion or ambiguity. For that reason, we would not need a hyphen to connect "newly" to "opened." On the other hand, people in the US are fairly liberal about using hyphens in such a case, so it would not probably be considered a mistake by most. As far a
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