Question
Occur age group after age group and repeat time after time
Should there by any dashes or hyphens here?
should it be like:
occur age-group after age-group and repeat time-after-time
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Should there by any dashes or hyphens here?
should it be like:
occur age-group after age-group and repeat time-after-time
???
Answers
Ms. Sue
No hyphens should be used in these constructions.
You can look up these words in a dictionary -- such as Dictionary.com -- to find the correct spelling/hyphenation.
You can look up these words in a dictionary -- such as Dictionary.com -- to find the correct spelling/hyphenation.
Writeacher
Hyphenate age-group, but not any others.
Christine
so age-group or no ?
Ms. Sue
Let's check a dictionary.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/age%20group
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/age%20group
Ms. Sue
I believe it makes a difference whether you use it as a noun or an adjective.
Examples:
Sandy attends a preschool with her age group.
The materials used in that school are age-group appropriate.
Examples:
Sandy attends a preschool with her age group.
The materials used in that school are age-group appropriate.