Do not use a hyphen between predicate adjectives. Predicate adjectives complement the subject of the sentence and come after the verb. The noun comes before the adjectives.
Use a hyphen between compound modifiers. Compound modifiers come before the subject (noun) and modify the subject as a unit.
Examples of predicate adjectives |
Examples of compound modifiers |
ICMBs can be open access or password protected. |
Password-protected ICMBs require callers to enter an authorization code. |
The text is left aligned. |
Left-align the text. |
The ICM Caller Connection field is read only. |
ICM Caller Connection is a read-only field. |
Supervisors can access reports in real time. |
Supervisors can access real-time reports. |
