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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Sentence"someone has just completed a 6-month internship"

Does 6-month need to be hyphenated in this sentence?
  

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Anonymous Does 6-month need to be hyphenated in this sentence? 1. Write 'six', not "6".

  • Anonymous Does 6-month need to be hyphenated in this sentence?
  • 1.
  • Write 'six', not "6".
  • 2.
  • Yes, it needs to be hyphenated.
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AnonymousDoes 6-month need to be hyphenated in this sentence?
1. Write 'six', not "6".

2. Yes, it needs to be hyphenated. It is a 'six-month internship', not a 'six internship' or a 'month internship'.

Contrast that to a 'big red ball', which is both big and red.

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