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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Usse of hyphen

"was converted to a 600 square foot cabin"----Where do hyphens go??
  

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Anonymous "was converted to a 600 square foot cabin"--Where do hyphens go?? 600-square-foot Words that act as a single adjective before a noun need to be hyphenated. The reason for the hyphens is often to prevent a misreading of the sentence.

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  • Anonymous "was converted to a 600 square foot cabin"--Where do hyphens go??
  • 600-square-foot Words that act as a single adjective before a noun need to be hyphenated.
  • The reason for the hyphens is often to prevent a misreading of the sentence.
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Anonymous"was converted to a 600 square foot cabin"--Where do hyphens go??

600-square-foot

Words that act as a single adjective before a noun need to be hyphenated. The reason for the hyphens is often to prevent a misreading of the sentence. When they come after a noun, the hyphens are usually not necessary: "The size of the cabin is 600 square feet."
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