GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION
n The Community Services Commission (CSC) meets Tuesdays. Commission members are recruited an- nually.
the adverb very and all adverbs that end in –ly .
When to Use a Hyphen
For more information, see the AP Stylebook .
A well-known man
n
A bluish-green dress
n
Periods
When Not to Use a Hyphen
End a Sentence
A very good time
n
The stylebook is finished.
n
An easily remembered rule
n
For more information on additional uses of periods, see the AP Stylebook .
Two-Thought Compound
Socio-economic
n
Possessives See Apostrophes on Page 4, or see the AP Stylebook .
Compound Proper Nouns and Adjectives
Prefixes and Suffixes
Italian-American
n
Prefixes Generally do not hyphenate when using a prefix with a word starting with a consonant. When in doubt, follow the spelling of the Merriam-Webster diction- ary.
Mexican-American
n
Large Numbers When large numbers must be spelled out, use a hyphen to connect a word ending in -y to another word.
Correct Usage
Twenty-one
n
Undo
n
Fifty-five
n
Antisocial
n
Suspensive Hyphenation
Incorrect Usage
Un-do
He received a 10- to 20-year sentence
n
n
Anti-social
n
Parentheses
Except for cooperate and coordinate, use a hyphen if the prefix ends in a vowel and the word before it begins with the same vowel.
Parentheses should be used sparingly. Parentheses can be used for abbreviations, but only if the abbre- viation is used in a second reference.
Pre-existing
n
Correct Usage
Use a hyphen if the word that follows is capitalized.
n The Community Services Commission (CSC) meets Tuesdays. CSC members are recruited annually.
Trans-Atlantic
n
Incorrect Usage
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