Are there any rules to use hyphens in the compound adjectives?

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Are there any rules to use hyphens in the compound adjectives?

Are there any rules to use hyphens in the compound adjectives?

Hi,

I want your help and opinion.

Are there any rules to use hyphens in the compound adjectives ?

e.g. �

bad-tempered

first-class

second hand

on the contrary, there are some adjectives are written without hyphens such as:

well known ?

Are there any rules to give to students to follow?

What is the answer if they ask when we use hyphens and when we don �t???

Thanks a lot in advance

:)

16 Nov 2013

Lovely Lana

Hi, Pretty3
There is a good overview on the use of hyphen in Grammar Girl and EnglishClub

16 Nov 2013