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CULTURA INGLESACAETeacher: Rosa Virginia Faraco

Compound Adjectives

1. Hyphenate or!s an! a""re#iations that $or% a co%po&n! a!'ecti#e i%%e!iate(y prece!ing a no&n) partic&(ar(y i$ one e(e%ent is a past or present particip(e or i$%eaning or rea!a"i(ity is enhance!.

E*RI+sponsore! st&!yto+phase $(orea(+ti%e poer syste% app(ications(ight+!ar, cyc(ee((+,non Che-a(+Le((o&che corre(ation %etho!

. Hyphenate co%po&n! a!'ecti#es containing &nits o$ %eas&re an! ti%e.

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2. I$ a co%po&n! a!'ecti#e !oes not contain a past or present particip(e) i$ there is nochance o$ %isrea!ing it) or i$ the a!'ecti#e contains a sy%"o( 09)C) ;3) no hyphen is

necessary. $ossi( $&e( p(ant96 %i((ion "&!getair <&a(ity stan!ar!san =66C %eta( te%perat&re(o energy rate/; so(&tion

/. >o not hyphenate co%po&n! a!'ecti#es $or%e! $ro% scienti$ic ter%s 0e.g.) che%ica()!isease) an! p(ant na%es3 &n(ess a hyphen appears in their no&n $or%.

car"on !io-i!e gas

%ethy( "ro%i!e %i-t&reso!i&% ch(ori!e so(&tion

 pric,(y pear cact&shooping co&gh #accinee<&i#a(ent &rani&% content

?&t: hy!rogen+o-ygen reaction 0to !i$$erentiate to e(e%ents #ers&sone che%ica( co%po&n!3

4. In a(%ost a(( cases) hyphenate high+ an! low+ a!'ecti#a( co%po&n!s.

high+#o(tage trans%issionhigh+energy physic?&t: (oer energy rates

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high coa( prices(o (e#e( aste 0see Sty(e G&i!e $or other e-ceptions !&e to in!&strystan!ar!s3

5. Hyphenate a co%po&n! a!'ecti#e $or%e! "y an a!#er" p(&s an a!'ecti#e or particip(e)

especia((y i$ the a!#er" can "e %isrea! to %o!i$y the no&n $o((oing the co%po&n!. "est+e<&ippe! p(ant(ong+aaite! res&(tsa"o#e+%entione! criteriae((+preser#e! speci%ens

. I$ the a!#er" en!s in -ly) the co%po&n! is open.

ro&gh(y e<&i#a(ent a%o&ntsthoro&gh(y teste! %ateria(s

=. @%it the hyphen i$ a co%po&n! a!'ecti#e is prece!e! "y an a!#er" that %o!i$ies on(ythe $irst or! o$ the co%po&n!.

a e((+e<&ippe! p(anta #ery e(( e<&ippe! p(ant

. A co%po&n! a!'ecti#e that $o((os the no&n is or!inari(y not hyphenate! &n(ess it isshon ith a hyphen in the !ictionary.

That p(ant is "est e<&ippe! $or the 'o".Their energy po(icy as i((+a!#ise!.

16. A co%po&n! a!'ecti#e hose secon! e(e%ent is a (etter or a n&%era( is &s&a((y nothyphenate!.

*hase 1 res&(tsType 26/ stain(ess stee(

11. A co%po&n! a!'ecti#e that is a $oreign (ang&age phrase is not hyphenate! &n(ess it ishyphenate! in the origina( (ang&age.

 per !ie% ratein sit& e-peri%ent

1. 8ith co%po&n! a!'ecti#es that !rop a repeate! e(e%ent) the hyphen is retaine! toin!icate para((e( re(ationships. This g&i!e(ine a(so ho(!s tr&e $or a!'ecti#es $or%e!ith pre$i-es or s&$$i-es.

!ia%on!+ or rotary+!ri(( rig(ong+) %i!+) or short+range p(ans26+ to /6+year p(ant (i$e

 pre+ an! post+14 !ata

12. Hoe#er) i$ the (ast a!'ecti#e or a pre$i- is or!inari(y so(i!) it re%ains so.

s&r$ace+ an! gro&n!ater st&!ies%ono+ an! po(yce((&(ar %ateria(sB

 pre+ an! postco%"&stion cyc(es

1/. A s(ash is &se! to in!icate a(ternati#es) to separate the n&%erator an! !eno%inator inn&%erica( $ractions) to !esignate certain e(ectroche%ica( notation) an! ith the phrasean!Dor. It !oes not rep(ace a hyphen or a !ash.

goDno+go gag

high+heat an!Dor high+spee! app(ications

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onDo$$ cyc(inginp&tDo&tp&t !e#iceacD!c trans%ission (inesso!i&%Ds&($&r "attery

2D/+in. 01.+c%3 stee( pipe

Prefixes and Suffixes 

1. A or! co%"ine! ith a pre$i- is or!inari(y so(i! 0one or!3) e#en i$ the co%"inationres&(ts in a !o&"(e #oe(.

 pretest posttest%icroorganis%%i((iatts&""it&%ino&s!ee%phasienonn&c(ear 

. Hyphens are &se! to set pre$i-es an! s&$$i-es o$$ $ro% proper no&ns) proper a!'ecti#es)an! n&%era(s.

 post+CopernicanF(ori!a+(i,e

 pre+14intra+AIAA

2. A hyphen is &se! to !isting&ish "eteen or!s ith the sa%e spe((ing "&t !i$$erent%eanings an! to pre#ent %isrea!ing) %ispron&nciation) or #is&a( con$&sion.

re+treat 0to treat again3

 "e((+(i,ere+$&se 0to $&se again3!e+ashing!e+a((oyings&pra+a&!itory

/. A hyphen is &se! ith a pre$i- that app(ie! to a to+or! hyphenate! co%po&n! an!ith a pre$i- that is !o&"(e!.

non+heat+pro!&cing %achinerys&"+s&"progra%

4. A hyphen is &se! to connect a pre$i- an! an open co%po&n!.

 pre+Ci#i( 8ar !ays post+in!&stria( re#o(&tion techno(ogy