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Grammarholic Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Suspensive hyphenation correct in all?
Are these 100 percent correct per suspended-hyphenation rules?
[4th-, 5th-, and 6th-graders]
[$5,000- to $10,000-per-year raises]
[three-, four-, and five-year-olds]
[20- or 25-year-old trees]
[50- and 60-cent-a-week raises]
[single-, double-, and triple-spaced copy]
[$1 million- to $3 million-a-year baseball contract]
Thank you.
[4th-, 5th-, and 6th-graders]
[$5,000- to $10,000-per-year raises]
[three-, four-, and five-year-olds]
[20- or 25-year-old trees]
[50- and 60-cent-a-week raises]
[single-, double-, and triple-spaced copy]
[$1 million- to $3 million-a-year baseball contract]
Thank you.
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[4th, 5th and 6th graders] [$5,000 to $10,000 per-year raises] [three, four and five year-olds] [20 or 25 year-old trees] [50 and 60 cent-a-week raises] [single, double and triple-spaced copy] [$1 million to $3 million per-year baseball contract] You were using way too many hyphens that don't need to be used. Especially with the lines that had the word "to" in them. A hyphen replaces the word "to" so you don't need both.
- [4th, 5th and 6th graders] [$5,000 to $10,000 per-year raises] [three, four and five year-olds] [20 or 25 year-old trees] [50 and 60 cent-a-week raises] [single, double and triple-spaced copy] [$1 million to $3 million per-year baseball contract] You were using way too many hyphens that don't need to be used.
- Especially with the lines that had the word "to" in them.
- A hyphen replaces the word "to" so you don't need both.
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[4th, 5th and 6th graders]
[$5,000 to $10,000 per-year raises]
[three, four and five year-olds]
[20 or 25 year-old trees]
[50 and 60 cent-a-week raises]
[single, double and triple-spaced copy]
[$1 million to $3 million per-year baseball contract]
You were using way too many hyphens that don't need to be used. Especially with the lines that had the word "to" in them
[$5,000 to $10,000 per-year raises]
[three, four and five year-olds]
[20 or 25 year-old trees]
[50 and 60 cent-a-week raises]
[single, double and triple-spaced copy]
[$1 million to $3 million per-year baseball contract]
You were using way too many hyphens that don't need to be used. Especially with the lines that had the word "to" in them
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So, these, then?
[4th-, 5th-, and 6th-graders]
[$5,000-$10,000-per-year raises]
[three-, four-, and five-year-olds]
[20- or 25-year-old trees]
[50- and 60-cent-a-week raises]
[single-, double-, and triple-spaced copy]
[$1 million-$3 million-a-year baseball contract]
[4th-, 5th-, and 6th-graders]
[$5,000-$10,000-per-year raises]
[three-, four-, and five-year-olds]
[20- or 25-year-old trees]
[50- and 60-cent-a-week raises]
[single-, double-, and triple-spaced copy]
[$1 million-$3 million-a-year baseball contract]
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