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Most of us know the rule "Do not hyphenate an '-ly' word." This rule perhaps need a little more definition. Do not hyphenate an adverb that ends in "-ly" to the word after it. ...recently built h...

The dictionary shows full-time hyphenated as an adverb. ...He works full-time. ...She was there full-time. As an adjective, it follows the rules: Hyphenate it as a direct adjective; do not hyphen...

When there is a quantity, measurement, distance, value, amount that is expressed as a direct adjective (right in front of a noun) AND there is an "s" on the adjective, use an apostrophe "s" when it...

If someone's age is being described and there is no noun that is being modified, there are no hyphens. ...He is five years old. ...She is 55 years old. When the combination becomes a direct adjec...

When an exhibit has parts that must each be named, the "subset" number has to have a hyphen in front of it. ...Q I am referring to 11-A, -B, and -C. A It is -C that I was referencing. Q So you...

When hyphenating a prefix to a compound noun that is separate words and is being used as an adjective, hyphenate the prefix to the first word of the compound noun. ...pre-social security days... ....

The rule is that a prefix is added to the front of a word to make a solid word. ...preordained ...postprandial ...overrated ...underfed However, when there is already a word that has a different ...

Normally adverbs are not hyphenated. In the case of full-time and part-time, Merriam- Webster lists the adverb form hyphenated. So it is ...He works full-time in our office. ...She is going to try...

A compound noun can be one word, hyphenated, or multiple words. You can know the correct form only by looking it up and checking the part of speech. ...bookkeeper, roommate ...sister-in-law, aide-...