| compound modifier |
| Definition: A two-or-more word adjectival or adverbial phrase. |
| Usage:
1. Hyphenate them to reduce ambiguity Type-A blood long-term disability 2. Don't use hyphens after adverbs that end in ly. quickly-forgotten relationship (bad) quickly forgotten relationship (good) 3. Don't hyphenate the modifiers if they follow the noun that is being described. his blood is Type A 4. Don't use a hyphen after the word very . very-quickly forgotten relationship (bad) very quickly forgotten relationship (good) |