compound adjective

If a compound adjective made of proper nouns is made from two words, in most cases, hyphenate the words.

Examples:

  • The new restaurant serves Haitian-American style food.
  • The team’s first-quarter goal set the tone for the game.
  • The deep blue-green paint made the room dark and moody.

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