1. Grammar Notes: Hyphens

2. Hyphens with Prefixes mid-Atlantic post-Elizabethan
A hyphen is NOT ordinarily used to join a prefix to a word. There are a few exceptions, however.
#1. Use a hyphen after any prefix joined to a
proper noun or a proper adjective.
Examples:
mid-Atlantic post-Elizabethan

3. #2 -Also, use a hyphen after the prefixes all-, ex- (meaning
‘former’), and self- joined to
any noun or adjective.
Examples:
ex-coach
self-confidence

4. Examples: #3 Use a hyphen after the prefix anti-
when it joins a word beginning with i. #4 Also use a hyphen after the prefix
vice-, EXCEPT in vice president.
Examples:
anti-icing
vice-mayor
I HATE icing!!!

5. #5 Use a hyphen to avoid confusion between
words beginning with re- that look alike but are
different in meaning and pronunciation.
Examples:
re-cover the couch vs. recover the couch
That new covering on the couch looks lovely!
So THAT’S where our couch was!

6. Hyphens with compounds and numbers
Use a hyphen in a compound adjective that precedes a noun. In general, a compound adjective that follows a noun is not hyphenated.
Examples:
dark-green eyes vs. Her eyes are dark green.
fifteen-year-old aunt vs. Her aunt is fifteen years old.

7. Hyphenate any spelled-out number up to ninety-nine.
Hyphens and Numbers
Hyphenate any spelled-out number up to ninety-nine.
Examples: sixty-four eighty-two

8. Fractions Hyphenate a fraction that is expressed in words. Examples:
one-eighth
one-quarter
one-half

9. Hyphenate two numerals to indicate a span.
Examples:
pages 30-56
HYPHENS!!!