The basic rules for hyphenation deal with hyphenating compound modifiers, not just compounds. A compound modifier is two or more words working like an adjective to modify another word, usually a noun.

A Word, Please: For less confusion, seek the modifier’s noun. By June Casagrande . Feb. 19, 2016 12:33 PM PT ...

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COMPOUND MODIFIERS: When a compound modifier — two or more words that express a single concept — precedes a noun, ... Other two-word terms, particularly those used as nouns, ...

Bound modifiers are those that are essential to the meaning of a clause or sentence, as the... advertisement. The Manila Times. Crafting more elegant prose with free modifiers.

But this common-sense answer raises an interesting puzzle. The rules in English, from this kind of perspective, look roughly as follows: The normal order of words that modify nouns is: ...

This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smartypants. Not because the concept will help your writing all that much. Many people write just fine without the first ...

But this common-sense answer raises an interesting puzzle. The rules in English, from this kind of perspective, look roughly as follows: The normal order of words that modify nouns is: ...