well edited vs well-edited
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well edited vs well-edited
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This is a well-edited book.
Or:
This book is well edited.
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I believe you are correct. Note that if you choose to request a recheck though, you, as the reviewer are required to provide evidence as to "why" you are correct and the editor was incorrect. You can't just say, "You're wrong." Find a reputable website with the grammar rule & submit that with the recheck request.AntoineOMEGA wrote: ↑11 Jul 2019, 15:28 This is what I put. "This book was exceptionally well edited"
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The book was well edited.
It was a well-edited book.
See the difference? In the second sentence it is a compound adjective. That is why there is a hyphen present.
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This is such a great and helpful example! Thanks for sharing!Aditi Sapate wrote: ↑07 Aug 2019, 03:13 I'll try to explain with the help of an example.
The book was well edited.
It was a well-edited book.
See the difference? In the second sentence it is a compound adjective. That is why there is a hyphen present.
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I used scribens online grammar checker and it did not find anything wrong in my sentence, "I give this book 4 out of 4 stars as it has been well-written and exceptionally well edited."A Y reviews wrote: ↑18 Oct 2020, 14:24 I think you should use grammar checkers to edit your work. These problems will be easily cured
I would've been marked down had I not found this extremely well-explained thread!
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Aditi Sapate wrote: ↑07 Aug 2019, 03:13 I'll try to explain with the help of an example.
The book was well edited.
It was a well-edited book.
See the difference? In the second sentence it is a compound adjective. That is why there is a hyphen present.
This has helped me alot. Thank you.
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"Well-written" is without doubt incorrect because it does not precede any noun being modified. Exceptionally well edited is correct.MirageP wrote: ↑27 Jun 2021, 05:47I used scribens online grammar checker and it did not find anything wrong in my sentence, "I give this book 4 out of 4 stars as it has been well-written and exceptionally well edited."A Y reviews wrote: ↑18 Oct 2020, 14:24 I think you should use grammar checkers to edit your work. These problems will be easily cured
I would've been marked down had I not found this extremely well-explained thread!
A rule of thumb is that compound modifiers should be hyphenated if they precede the noun being modified, for example:
1. A bullet-riddled car
2. An out-of-hand situation.
However, if the first word in the modifying phrase is an -ly adjective, a hyphen should not be used.
Incorrect: A brightly-lit room.
Correct: A brightly lit room.
Also, hyphens must be used where they are necessary for the clarity of the whole sentence.
A case in point is where you mean "sign a document again". You will say "The manager wants to re-sign from yesterday's work" and not "The manager wants to resign from yesterday's work" since the second has a different meaning.
I hope this will help, but I will update more rules soon.