{"id":72,"date":"2018-03-06T08:54:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T16:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/constant-content.com\/blog\/?p=72"},"modified":"2018-12-18T12:14:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T20:14:10","slug":"hyphenated-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constant-content.com\/content-writing-service\/2018\/03\/hyphenated-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyphenated Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>Combinations of adjectives should be hyphenated. This is known as hyphenated adjective (or compound adjective) and while they may seem odd, are in fact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constant-content.com\/content-writing-service\/2017\/10\/guide-to-grammar-punctuation-and-structure\/\">proper punctuation<\/a>.\u00a0 For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>easy-to-read content<\/li>\n<li>one-of-a-kind dog<\/li>\n<li>much-needed hyphens<\/li>\n<li>well-written script<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, they can often be avoided:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your content is almost always easy to read.<\/li>\n<li>My dog, Blaze, is one of a kind.<\/li>\n<li>Hyphens, much needed in the writing world, are often neglected.<\/li>\n<li>If I wrote a script, it would probably not be well written.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, if you&#8217;re making up an adjective that is a string of words, it requires hyphens:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>too-expensive-for-words truffle sauce<\/li>\n<li>a very Doctor Zhivago-meets-I Love Lucy movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constant-content.com\/content-writing-service\/2017\/10\/guide-to-grammar-punctuation-and-structure\/\">punctuation tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constant-content.com\/content-writing-service\/2017\/10\/guide-to-grammar-punctuation-and-structure\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cc-west-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grammar-guide.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cc-west-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grammar-guide.png 700w, https:\/\/cc-west-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grammar-guide-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/cc-west-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grammar-guide-50x17.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: This post was originally published in Feb, 2008 and has been updated for accuracy and completeness.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Combinations of adjectives should be hyphenated. 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