Using A Group of Compound Nouns Containing The Same "Head"
Special rules apply when multiple compound nouns with the same "Head" are used together, often with a conjunction (and with hyphens and commas if they are needed).
- The third- and fourth-grade teachers met with the parents.
- Both full- and part-time employees will get raises this year.
- We don't see many 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children around here.
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