From Anderson’s Mechanically Inclined By Mariah Farkas Grammar Lesson 6.6 From Anderson’s Mechanically Inclined By Mariah Farkas

The Hyphen (-) Often referred to as a dash, but it is shorter than and different from the dash (--). The hyphen joins adjectives or words to create one concept or unit. The hyphen is primarily used to enhance and clarify description. The writer uses a hyphen to connect words to show that they are related.

Examples six-pack do-it-yourself scaffold sugar-free well-suited solution *Please create your own example of a hyphenated word/phrase.

When to use a hyphen When you have multiple modifiers, you need to use a hyphen if: 1. You can’t reverse their order Or 2. If you can’t remove one of them without damaging the sense. Example: son-in-law

Hyphenated Phrases

When to use a Hyphen There are many phrases that need a hyphen in certain contexts but not in others! Do not use a hyphen within phrasal verbs (verbs made up of a main verb and an adverb or preposition). If the phrasal verb is made into a noun, you should use a hyphen (Hyphen Handout)

Answers to Handout Build up: Broke in: Stopped off: You should continue to build up your pension. There was a build-up of traffic on the road. Broke in: The house was unoccupied at the time of the break-in. They broke in by forcing a lock on the door. Stopped off: We stopped off in Hawaii on the way home. We knew there would be a stop-off in Singapore for refueling.