Question

Explain hyphenated form in compound words examples

Answer 1

The other time we must use hyphenation is to join a word to a past participle to create a single adjective preceding the noun it modifies: "a well-intentioned plan," for example, or "a horseshoe-shaped bar." Be aware, however, that we do not hyphenate these same phrases when they FOLLOW the nouns they modify:

--This is a government-mandated program.

--The program is government mandated.

--She is a well-respected student.

--She is well respected as a teacher.

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