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When a noun is used as a modifier, the singular form is generally used (even when more than one is meant). Thus, an industry that makes small appliances is a "small-appliance industry", an appliance to press trousers is a "trouser press" (and each pair of trousers may have four "trouser pockets"), a
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Major style guides advise consulting a dictionary to determine whether a compound modifier should be hyphenated; the dictionary's hyphenation should be followed even when the compound modifier follows a noun (that is, regardless of whether in attributive or predicative position), because they are
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permanent compounds (whereas the general rule with temporary compounds is that hyphens are omitted in the predicative position because they are used only when necessary to prevent misreading, which is usually only in the attributive position, and even there, only on a case-by-case basis).
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Each of the foregoing sentences implies a contextually distinguishable meaning of the word, "up," but the fourth sentence may differ syntactically, depending on whether it intends meaning (a) or (b). Specifically, the first three sentences render
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Usage in the US and in the UK differs and often depends on the individual choice of the writer rather than on a hard-and-fast rule; therefore, spaced, hyphenated, and solid forms may be encountered for the same compound noun, such as the triplets
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is a sequence of modifiers of a noun that function as a single unit. It consists of two or more words (adjectives, gerunds, or nouns) of which the left-hand component modifies the right-hand one, as in "the dark-green dress":
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Hyphenation. Compound words take many forms. The dictionary is an excellent guide for such decisions. When a compound can be found in the dictionary, its usage is established and it is known as a permanent
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Generally, a compound modifier is hyphenated if the hyphen helps the reader differentiate a compound modifier from two adjacent modifiers that modify the noun independently. Compare the following examples:
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In general, Chicago prefers a spare hyphenation style: if no suitable example or analogy can be found either in this section or in the dictionary, hyphenate only if doing so will aid readability
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are already hyphenated, the fraction itself does not take a hyphen: "a thirty-three thousandth part". (Fractions used as nouns have no hyphens: "I ate two thirds of the pie.")
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by combining two words at a time. Combining "science" and "fiction", and then combining the resulting compound with "writer", for example, can construct the compound "
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Hyphenated compound modifiers may have been formed originally by an adjective preceding a noun, when this phrase in turn precedes another noun:
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There was a tendency in the 18th century to use hyphens excessively, that is, to hyphenate all previously established solid compound verbs.
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There are some well-established permanent compound modifiers that have become solid over a longer period, especially in American usage:
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compounds because the semantic head is contained within the compound itself—a blackboard is a type of board, for example, and a
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Permanent compound adjectives are usually written as they appear in the dictionary even when they follow the noun they modify
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that modifies "held." The ambiguity is minimized by rewording and providing more context to the sentences under discussion:
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Special rules apply when multiple compound nouns with the same "head" are used together, often with a conjunction (and with
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are found to be compounds. Of all the types of word-formation in English, compounding is said to be the most productive.
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form usually consisting of newer combinations or longer words, such as "distance learning", "player piano", "ice cream".
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form in which two usually moderately short words appear together as one. Solid compounds most likely consist of short (
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Thus, the fifth sentence renders "up" as the head word of an adverbial prepositional phrase that modifies, the verb,
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patterns may distinguish a compound word from a noun phrase consisting of the same component words. For example, a
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compounds in the Sanskrit tradition), in which the modifier is used in an attributive or appositional manner. A
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Compound modifiers that are not hyphenated in the relevant dictionary or that are unambiguous without a hyphen.
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that expresses an idiomatic, figurative, or metaphorical sense that depends on the contextual meaning of the
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is not a type of heart, but a person with a heart like a lion (in its bravery, courage, fearlessness, etc.).
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is also not a head, but a person with a head that is as hard and unreceptive as a block (i.e. stupid). And a
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English has a number of other kinds of compound verb idioms. There are compound verbs with two verbs (e.g.
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Some compound verbs are difficult to analyze morphologically because several derivations are plausible.
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A similar falling intonation occurs in phrases when these are emphatically contrasted, as in "Not the
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Compound verbs composed of a noun and verb are comparatively rare, and the noun is generally not the
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adjective plus noun, is any board that is black, and has equal stress on both elements. The compound
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On the other hand, endocentric adjectives are also frequently formed, using the suffixal morphemes
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The compound can be a closed compound, where the two words are written together (e.g.,
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English compound modifiers are constructed in a very similar way to the compound noun.
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These types account for most compound nouns, but there are other, rarer types as well.
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compound in the Sanskrit tradition), the semantic head is not explicitly expressed. A
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compounds combine elements with a similar meaning, and the compound meaning may be a
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Examples of compound verbs following the pattern of indirect-object+verb include "
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If, however, there is no risk of ambiguities, it may be written without a hyphen:
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The hyphen is unneeded when capitalization or italicization makes grouping clear:
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stress falls on the second word, but this disappears in the appropriate context.
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Ordinarily hyphenated compounds with intensive adverbs in front of adjectives:
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are multi-word but some are one-word: a verb (which could be a compound verb).
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and that modify right-hand components that are past participles (ending in -
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compounds repeat a single element, to express repetition or as an emphasis.
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in Classical Latin and Ancient Greek respectively) and cannot stand alone.
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Others may have originated with a verb preceding an adjective or adverb:
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is a particular kind of board, which is (generally) black, for instance.
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before or after the verb, often having a more or less idiomatic meaning.
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Comparatives and superlatives in compound adjectives also take hyphens:
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is not a particular type of stool that is like a foot. Rather, it is a
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Compounds defined. An open compound is spelled as two or more words (
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Examples of non-existent direct-object+verb compound verbs would be *"
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Fractions as modifiers are hyphenated: "two-thirds majority", but if
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are examples of this type of compound, which has more than one head.
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Compound verbs with single-syllable modifiers are often solid, or un
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English inherits the ability to form compounds from its parent the
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is a clear endocentric determinative compound: it is a thing that
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Exocentric compounds occur more often in adjectives than nouns. A
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There is a general way to tell the two apart. In a compound "":
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In the case of verb+noun compounds, the noun may be either the
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We don't see many 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children around here.
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Both full- and part-time employees will get raises this year.
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The following compound modifiers are not normally hyphenated:
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In addition to this native English compounding, there is the
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implies that I lifted a (toy) bank along an upstairs route.
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and expands on it. Close to two-thirds of the words in the
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The third- and fourth-grade teachers met with the parents.
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Using a group of compound nouns containing the same "head"
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Numbers, whether or not spelled out, that precede a noun:
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Yet others are created with an original verb preceding a
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normally has a falling intonation which a phrase such as
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in other languages. (Compounds of this type are known as
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implies that I expect model behavior regarding the bank.
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Left-hand components of a compound modifier that end in
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limits the meaning of the head. This is most obvious in
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was first used in publication in Grattan and Gurrey's
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in a sentence as a verb, but rather as a noun (e.g. "
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doubly transitive phrasal-prepositional verbs (e.g.
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is an aircraft that is both a fighter and a bomber.
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The first four sentences remain phrasal verbs. 1107:However, in another common type of compound, the 3219:An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation 3069:Merriam-Webster's Manual for Writers and Editors 2957:Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language 1530:Other solid compound modifiers are for example: 1092:Both of the above types of compounds are called 1008:In general, the meaning of a compound noun is a 673:: "house-build(er)" and "single-mind(ed)(ness)", 2984:The Routledge Companion to Linguistics in India 1918:Compounds including two geographical modifiers: 1338:, which is why we cannot recognize the element 542:may be classified in several ways, such as the 538:, like many others, uses compounds frequently. 3297:(1st ed.). Great Britain: Penguin Books. 2809: 2807: 1870:: "high-level discussion", "low-price markup". 1360:was named after the Christian expression "our 1075:. These relationships, which are expressed by 618:, cannot be constructed in this way, however. 3134: 3132: 3094: 3092: 1515:However, in British usage, these, apart from 1418:, now is stressed on only the first element, 1306:and semantic changes. For instance, the word 507: 8: 3259:(1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. 2581:doubly transitive prepositional verbs (e.g. 1234:a carrier of people. The related adjective, 676:Adjective–adjective compounds: "blue-green", 964:type, which consists of words derived from 2822:, and a vehicle with four wheels may have 2238:she feeds the baby with/by/from her breast 1534:Numbers that are spelled out and have the 514: 500: 120: 2898:University of Chicago press, ed. (2017). 2671:"—A sub-type of verb phrase, which has a 2660:"/"verbal phrase"—Headed by a verb, many 2574:monotransitive prepositional verbs (e.g. 1775:A noun, adjective, or adverb preceding a 1519:, are more likely written with a hyphen: 1242:a carrying-thing (or equivalently, which 1155:Can one substitute Y with a noun that is 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 2960:. Oxford University Press. p. 237. 2652:"Compound verb" is often confused with: 2082: 1847:Numbers, spelled out or not, with added 1737:An adjective preceding a noun to which - 1721:"Roll on, roll off" → "roll-on roll-off 1302:Analyzability may be further limited by 754: 3116:Where no ambiguity could result, as in 2854: 2739: 2698:involves multiple dissimilar elements). 1144:Can one substitute Y with a noun that 128: 3030: 3028: 3276:An Introduction to English Morphology 3170:"Drop the Hyphen in "Asian American"" 3072:. Merriam Webster. 1998. p. 73. 3062: 3060: 2274:Note the example of a compound like " 1968:Where there is no risk of ambiguity: 1729:The following compound modifiers are 594:. Due to the English tendency toward 7: 2694:involves multiple similar elements, 2356:. Consider the following sentences: 1620:"Old English scholar": a scholar of 679:Verb–verb compounds: "freeze-dried", 530:is a word composed of more than one 47:adding citations to reliable sources 3274:Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew (2002). 3168:Fuhrmann, Henry (24 January 2018). 2981:Nagarajan, Hemalatha (2022-10-20). 2843:to indicate ungrammatical examples. 2755:When said in isolation, additional 2591:copular prepositional verbs. (e.g. 2292:they're going on a foxhunt tomorrow 1152:Y? This is an endocentric compound. 475:AmE and BrE grammatical differences 470:African-American Vernacular English 3202:(2010 ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. 3200:Indo-European Language and Culture 2399:model behavior regarding the bank. 1749:construction, used before a noun: 1211:two legs, and this is exocentric. 1159:Y? This is an exocentric compound. 1079:in English, would be expressed by 550:relationship of their components. 14: 984:, the components of which are in 379:Transitive and intransitive verbs 3035:VandenBos, Gary R., ed. (2010). 2393:the bank to the highest standard 2064:and commas if they are needed). 1998:Compound modifiers that include 1697:"Feel good" → "feel-good factor" 1614:, or an old scholar who studies 1541:added: "fifteenfold", "sixfold". 1055:is the manager of an office, an 1012:of the meaning of its head. The 136: 23: 3257:Introducing English Linguistics 2567:transitive phrasal verbs (e.g. 2049:"really well accepted proposal" 1993:"a distantly related celebrity" 1898:"the highest-placed competitor" 1387:), whereas it is the object in 34:needs additional citations for 3278:. Edinburgh University Press. 3240:. Cambridge University Press. 2288:they're hunting foxes tomorrow 2156:browbeat, sidestep, manhandle 1782:"an awe-inspiring personality" 1: 3118:public welfare administration 2814:woman who is 28 years old is 2780:in unstressed syllables. See 2636:), verb and fixed noun (e.g. 1906:However, a construction with 1712:"Stick on" → "stick-on label" 1586:Hyphenated compound modifiers 1269:instead of a specialization. 3198:Fortson, Benjamin W (2010). 3124:, hyphenation is unnecessary 2321:counterattack (Latin origin) 2103:overrate, underline, outrun 1913:"the most respected member". 1718:"Stand by" → "stand-by fare" 1089:in the Sanskrit tradition.) 1047:stool for one's foot or feet 1004:Analyzability (transparency) 560:Proto-Indo-European language 3141:The Chicago Manual of Style 3101:The Chicago Manual of Style 2900:The Chicago manual of style 2690:involves a single element, 2300:they're foxhunting tomorrow 2028:"the most respected member" 2025:"a more recent development" 1990:"a greatly improved scheme" 1334:is a part translation from 1310:, commonly thought to be a 1199:morpheme is added, such as 606:". Some compounds, such as 3344: 2920:lowest common denominoator 2409:implies either (a) that I 2181:is usually composed of an 2034:"the least expected event" 1987:"a hotly disputed subject" 1715:"Walk on" → "walk-on part" 1440: 1422:. Thus a compound such as 953: 631:Since English is a mostly 3238:Word-Formation in English 2678:"complex verb"—A type of 2318:overhang (English origin) 2031:"a less opportune moment" 1879:"a reddish-orange dress". 1832:A numeral with the affix 1788:"a far-reaching decision" 1470:are only a few examples. 16:Aspect of English grammar 3122:graduate student housing 2987:. Taylor & Francis. 2772:on the second element,, 2242:she breastfeeds the baby 1862:Compound modifiers with 1494:Solid compound modifiers 666:. Are often hyphenated: 3293:Pinker, Steven (1994). 3255:Meyer, Charles (2009). 3217:Adams, Valerie (1987). 2768:Some dictionaries mark 2632:) and verb and adverb ( 2497:to the highest standard 2413:the bank or (b) that I 1971:"a Sunday morning walk" 1785:"a long-lasting affair" 1175:rather than a car that 1125:red hair. Similarly, a 1037:determinative compounds 992:, which are most often 756:Examples by word class 682:Compounds that contain 669:Compounds that contain 627:Native English compound 622:Types of compound nouns 2724:Syllabic abbreviations 2543:Oxford English Grammar 2345:distinguishes between 2333:is more conservative. 1873:Colours in compounds: 1654:round-table discussion 1393:someone calls the girl 1181:twenty-five-dollar car 950:Neo-classical compound 604:science-fiction writer 578:Most English compound 3295:The Language Instinct 3174:Conscious Style Guide 2828:a two-thirds majority 2446:"held," or as (b) an 1901:"a shorter-term loan" 1876:"a dark-blue sweater" 1677:" (historically, the 1545:Points of the compass 1342:(from the Low German 1073:coat against the rain 1018:descriptive compounds 956:Neoclassical compound 407:Conditional sentences 2932:non-English-speaking 2673:Grammatical particle 2560:phrasal verbs (e.g. 1952:hyphenated ethnicity 1745:has been added as a 1467:green monkey disease 1455:leftover ingredients 1148:a Y, or a verb that 635:, unlike most other 43:improve this article 3236:Plag, Ingo (2003). 2648:Misuses of the term 2226:you wash it by hand 2195:Our Living Language 2042:"very much admired 1910:is not hyphenated: 1768:rose-tinted glasses 1643:Sunday morning walk 1633:proceedings" (not " 1304:cranberry morphemes 1207:person is a person 1191:25, not a car that 988:form (connected by 757: 124:Part of a series on 2839:This article uses 2517:the upstairs bank. 1777:present participle 1668:red-light district 1437:Compound modifiers 1272:Bosnia-Herzegovina 755: 637:Germanic languages 58:"English compound" 3304:978-0-14-017529-5 3266:978-0-521-83350-9 3247:978-0-521-52563-3 3221:. 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