Comments on: Compound Modifiers http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Katie Mo http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/comment-page-1/#comment-338278 Katie Mo Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:28:37 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/#comment-338278 I think I understand the rules as they relate to compound modifiers occurring before nouns. But since there were no examples given of compound modifiers occurring after the noun, let me pose two exemplars: health care decision-making or health care decision making (My hunch is the former as "health care" is a noun). medical decision-making or medical decision making (my hunch is the latter since "medical" is an adjective). Thanks in advance for your help. I think I understand the rules as they relate to compound modifiers occurring before nouns. But since there were no examples given of compound modifiers occurring after the noun, let me pose two exemplars:

health care decision-making or health care decision making

(My hunch is the former as “health care” is a noun).

medical decision-making or medical decision making

(my hunch is the latter since “medical” is an adjective).

Thanks in advance for your help.

]]> By: Blair Thurman http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/comment-page-1/#comment-336317 Blair Thurman Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:58:44 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/#comment-336317 I would say no hyphens I would say no hyphens

]]> By: bill http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/comment-page-1/#comment-335631 bill Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:29:37 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/#comment-335631 What about this one: water pollution control infrastructure. Are any of those modifiers hyphenated? Thanks. What about this one: water pollution control infrastructure.

Are any of those modifiers hyphenated? Thanks.

]]> By: scott http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/comment-page-1/#comment-294996 scott Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:57:51 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/#comment-294996 The way I was taught it was that you hyphenate if the first adjective actually modifies the second, but not if it directly modifies the noun or an adverb. thus a yellow-green shirt is telling you what shade of green but a yellow and green shirt is talking about 2 separate shades The way I was taught it was that you hyphenate if the first adjective actually modifies the second, but not if it directly modifies the noun or an adverb.

thus

a yellow-green shirt is telling you what shade of green

but

a yellow and green shirt is talking about 2 separate shades

]]> By: Wilf http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/comment-page-1/#comment-271670 Wilf Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:55:34 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compound-modifiers/#comment-271670 Do speech marks have the same meaning as quotation marks ? Do speech marks have the same meaning as quotation marks ?

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