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Purdue University Owl: Using Hyphens

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Do you know when to use hyphens? Here's a resource that lists when to use hyphens in adjectives, in compound numbers, after prefixes, and in between line breaks with examples of each.

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prefixes
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)