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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
two adjectives hyphenated
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Please take a look at the sentence and note the part underlined where there are two adjectives, silvery and white. Why is it necessary to have them hyphnated?
ZZZ is a soft silvery-white metal.
Please take a look at the sentence and note the part underlined where there are two adjectives, silvery and white. Why is it necessary to have them hyphnated?
ZZZ is a soft silvery-white metal.
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It's to show that silvery modifies white. I drive an antique red car means that my car is an antique and that it's red. "
- It's to show that silvery modifies white.
- I drive an antique red car means that my car is an antique and that it's red.
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It's to show that silvery modifies white.
I drive an antique red car means that my car is an antique and that it's red.
I drive an antique-red car means that the car I drive is the color "antique red."
I drive an antique red car means that my car is an antique and that it's red.
I drive an antique-red car means that the car I drive is the color "antique red."
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