Hyphens are used in compound modifiers, a term that often means simply a multiword adjective: a guitar-making course, a good-looking man, a one-hand-washes-the-other arrangement. But the rules are ...

Compound modifiers can be adverbs, too. Often, these compound adverbs come after the verb: She works part-time. And because adverbs can modify adjectives, as in “fabulously wealthy,” compound ...

Carlos Cajina from Nicaragua asks: Compound adjectives can be: 1. Joined by a hyphen 2. Appear as a single word 3. Appear as two separate words. Is there a rule - or set of rules - to know when to ...