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A hyphen is used to join a capital or lowercase letter to a noun or a participle.
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A hyphen can be used to create a compound noun.
secretary-treasurer city-state
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A hyphen is used to join compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine when they must be written out. A hyphen is also used when the numbers in a ratio are spelled out.
twenty-one sixty-six
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A compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses (in red) and one or more dependent clauses (in bold).
If I'm feeling spunky, I run, too, but I can never keep up with the dogs.
(one dependent clause; two independent clauses)
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A complex sentence has only one independent clause (in red) and one or more dependent clauses (in bold). Dependent clauses usually begin with relative pronouns or subordinating conjunctions.
When the weather is nice, I walk the dogs for several miles.
(one dependent clause; one independent clause)
When we get to the parkway, and if there are only a few people around, Felix and Hairy can run free.
(two dependent clauses; one independent clause)
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