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Ryansamturner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Should the following sentences be hyphenated?

I have some examples I am working on but not sure if I should hyphenate them, so seeking some advice.
I have only included the relevant parts on the sentences, so they may not make full sense.

‘It’s a long messed up story.’ (messed-up)
‘I was relaxed and worry free.’ (worry-free)
‘My sand paper dry mouth.’ (sand-paper)
‘Though the double glazed glass, I could see her.’ (double-glazed)
‘It tugged on my blood soaked hair.’ (blood-soaked)
‘The flashing lights and high pitched screams form the sirens. (high-pitched)
‘Revealing her bright, pearl white teeth.’ (pearl-white)
‘The door opened and a sea of adolescent, smart *** teenagers entered the room.’ (smart-*** or should it be smart-arsed?)

Thanks
Ryan
  

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Sandpaper is one word, so the hypenation is sandpaper-dry. The other hypenations you have suggested are OK.

  • Sandpaper is one word, so the hypenation is sandpaper-dry.
  • The other hypenations you have suggested are OK.
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Sandpaper is one word, so the hypenation is sandpaper-dry. The other hypenations you have suggested are OK.
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Thanks, so you agree that I should hyphenate them then?
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Sorry, just one more question I that's ok.
If I were saying 'the boy wore a red and royal blue checked shirt.'
Would you hyphenate 'royal blue'?
I don't think so but I just wanted to check.
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It still functions as an adjective (modifier), so I would hyphenate it.
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ryansamturnerWould you hyphenate 'royal blue'?I don't think so but I just wanted to check.
See this:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/royal-blue?r=66
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Thanks. That'll be a no then.
Cheers
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How about this link.
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/royal-blue

As an adjective it does have a hyphen, but in the example sentences below it, it doesn't use the hyphen.
I'm confused.
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Where are you using the sentence?
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'The boy was wearing a red an royal blue checked shirt.'
It's part of a story.
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If you are going to publish your story in a magazine, then consult the editor for their style guide.

If you are writing it for your teacher, then ask your teacher what dictionary they use, and follow that.

If you are writing it for yourself, then you can chose either form, hyphenated or not, but be consistent.

This sort of punctuation changes over time. You can see it wr

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