Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » projects http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 To hyphenate or not to hyphenate http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/to-hyphenate-or-not-to-hyphenate/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/to-hyphenate-or-not-to-hyphenate/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:12:25 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/to-hyphenate-or-not-to-hyphenate/ Which is correct?
A ________ Scrum should almost automatically eliminate people who don’t deliver.
a. well designed
b. well-designed

Answer: b.

Explanation:
Use a hyphen to join two words that, together, serve as an adjective.

The Pudue Owl provides examples of hyphen use.

Wikipedia has a more expansive entry on hyphens and their uses.

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Applications for project funding must be received at the headquarters of the Philanthropic Foundation by December 11. The ________ reviews applications for funding in January.
a. Foundation
b. foundation

Answer: a

Explanation:
When you refer to a previously mentioned organization generically, use capitalization to formalize the reference.

Jane Straus explains rules for capitalization.

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