Homework Help: ms. sue, english please!

Posted by Leah on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 11:03pm.

What if assistant teaching is being used as a verb? Hyphenated or not? As in:

I have been assisant teaching with my grandmother for four years.

English! - Writeacher, Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 8:21am
In that case, "assistant-teaching" would be hyphenated, yes.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/hyphen.htm
Here is an excellent section on the uses of hyphens. Scroll down and note the part called Hyphens have other uses, especially "a."

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