child-like
Some examples of hyphenated modifiers include "well-known," "high-speed," and "up-to-date." These phrases use hyphens to connect multiple words that form a single concept modifying a noun.
Yes!
Well-known author High-quality products Two-year-old child Fast-paced environment
Yes, there was Cato. he was good with a sword and a spear.
Some examples of single-word modifiers include "fast," "bright," "happy," "tall," and "loud." These modifiers provide additional information about a noun or verb in a sentence.
The fish swims.
Yes it is, as ill-fitting (not the correct size or construction). Many paired modifiers are, especially if they mean something different when combined.
Compound words, numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine, and adjectives formed by adding -like or -wide should be hyphenated. Additionally, compound modifiers that come before a noun should also be hyphenated for clarity.
Some examples of hyphenated words beginning with "a" include: anti-inflammatory cross-reference self-esteem up-to-date
Examples of hyphenated compound nouns where the first word is pluralized include "five-star hotels," "six-pack abs," and "ten-dollar bills."
Examples of an adjective modifier is a word that gives more detail about the adjective. Some examples are very, moderately, slowly, quite, etc. These modifiers can also be numbers.
Examples of traditionally hyphenated compound nouns are:blue-greenfive-year-oldjack-in-the-boxjack-in-the-pulpitmother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-lawsix-packT-shirt (or tee-shirt)x-ray