Which sentence is correct?

The vice-executive wore a pinstriped light weight suit.
The vice executive wore a pin-striped light-weight suit.
The vice executive wore a pin-striped lightweight suit.

1 answer

The correct sentence is:

"The vice executive wore a pin-striped lightweight suit."

In this case, "pin-striped" (with a hyphen) is used as an adjective to describe the pattern, and "lightweight" (without a hyphen) is the correct form to describe the suit's fabric.