Compound Adjectives - Advanced English Grammar Lesson

What are compound adjectives?
A compound adjective is sometimes called a hyphenated adjective.
In this advanced English grammar lesson, we look at why there is sometimes a hyphen joining two words before a noun.
We look at the following types of compound adjectives:
- Periods of Time
- Number + Singular Noun
- Adjective + Noun
- Adjective + Present Participle
- Noun + Present Participle
- Noun + Adjective
- Noun + Past Participle
- Adverb + Past Participle
- Adjective + Past Participle
There are many examples of each type of compound adjective.
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On the whole, this is useful advice. However, I think the current wisdom regarding compound adjectives consisting of an adverb ending in '-ly' followed by an adjective or a participle (pronounced 'PARticiple', by the way) is that the hyphen is not required, as it's doing no work. Freshly cut grass is no different from freshly-cut grass, for example. According to _The Chicago Manual of Style_ (a reputable guide):
“Compounds formed by an adverb ending in _ly_ plus an adjective or participle (such as _largely irrelevant_ or _smartly dressed_ ) are not hyphenated either before or after a noun, since ambiguity is virtually impossible. (The _ly_ ending with adverbs signals to the reader that the next word will be another modifier, not a noun.)”*
Similarly, Merriam-Webster, in its _Grammar & Usage_ > _Usage Notes_ short article “Hypercorrections: Are you making these 6 common mistakes? When your 'correction' is incorrect”, says:
“As with so many hypercorrections, the hyphen following an _-ly_ adverb is essentially redundant, since the word’s spelling signals that it is modifying another. […] The _-ly_ ending for a modifier is elegant and sufficient. No hyphens need apply.”
* Please excuse the extraneous space in the _TCMS_ quotation. RUclips's formatting options are very limited and not entirely logical.

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