The Hyphen

Presented by: Trey-Anthony Johnson

Presented For: Ms. Forbes
Class: 10ABGS
Date: October 11, 2021
 English Work on Hyphen

The hyphen ‐ is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a

single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. Son-in-law is an example of a

hyphenated word. The hyphen is sometimes confused with dashes. Never use a

hyphen in place of an en dash or an em dash. In professionally printed material

(particularly books, magazines, and newspapers), the hyphen is used to divide words
between the end of one line and the beginning of the next. Using hyphens to connect
words is easy. Picking the right words to connect is a little harder. Let’s start with

compound modifiers.

A compound modifier is made up of two words that work together to function like one

adjective. When you connect words with the hyphen, you make it clear to readers that

the words work together as a unit of meaning.

Example: It’s recommended you don’t take down any load bearing walls when

renovating.

This is sentence is punctuated wrong due to the fact that you would need a hyphen (-)

between load and bearing. The way the hyphen would be used in the sentence is to
show that the wall is bearing a load.

Using a Hyphen with a Noun, Adjective or Adverb and a Present Participle

When we combine a noun or adjective and a present participle (a word ending in -ing) to

form a unit of meaning that describes another word, use a hyphen to make that unit of

meaning clear.
Example: There are some beautiful looking flowers in the garden.

Also this is punctuated incorrectly because you would need a hyphen between beautiful

and looking as stated in the rule previously.