Hyphenation and Compound Words Rules

This video tutorial covers advanced English grammar focusing on punctuation marks such as dashes, hyphens, ellipses, and parentheses. It explains the differences between M dashes and N dashes, the correct usage of hyphens in compound nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and provides rules for hyphenation. The tutorial emphasizes checking dictionaries for correct forms and offers examples to illustrate the concepts.

What punctuation marks are covered in this lesson?

• Dashes, hyphens, ellipses, and parentheses

• Commas, periods, and colons

• Semicolons, colons, and commas

• Quotation marks and apostrophes

What is the primary function of a hyphen?

• To connect words into compound nouns

• To end a sentence

• To indicate a pause

• To separate sentences

Which of the following is a correct use of a hyphen?

• Self esteem

• Self-esteem

• Self esteem

• Self,esteem

How should you write a compound noun if it's not in the dictionary?

• With a hyphen

• As two separate words

• With a comma

• As one word

Which of the following is a hyphenated compound noun?

• Eyewitness

• Eye socket

• Eye-opener

• Eye opener

What should you do if you're unsure about hyphenating a compound noun?

• Guess based on context

• Always hyphenate

• Never hyphenate

• Check a dictionary

Which of the following is NOT a correct use of a hyphen?

• Eye-opener

• Air-condition

• Self-esteem

• Eyewitness

Which of the following is NOT a compound noun?

• Air-condition

• Breakdown

• Eye-opener

• Eyewitness

When should phrases with verb, noun, and adjective forms appear as separate words?

• When used as nouns

• When used as adjectives

• When used as verbs

• Always

How should 'breakdown' be written when used as a noun?

• Breakdown

• Break-down

• Break, down

• Break down