The underlined words below, which function as adjectives, should really be hyphenated , shouldn't they? How about in the sentence My five-year-old brother often asks me what love letter-writing is in which 'letter-writing' is a noun? Should 'letter-writing' also be hyphenated?
2. Miss Peterson is my new English-language teacher.
3. What new English-language lessons have you learned?
4. Mrs. Halligan has told as to work on another English-language activity.
5. Tommy is a high-school student, while his sister Tricia is a grade-school pupil.
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