Should I add a hyphen?
Rhonda kept a daily journal in the lime colored notebook she bought at the discount store.
daily-journal
lime-colored
discount-store
Leave as is
Read and study about hyphens here:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/hyphen.htm
Then let us know what you decide.
i think it’s lime-colored but I think it could be left as it is
Am I right?
I’d choose lime-colored, too.
To determine whether to add a hyphen in a compound adjective like "lime colored," follow these guidelines:
1. If the compound adjective comes before the noun it describes and is made up of two words (e.g., "lime colored notebook"), you generally need to add a hyphen between the words.
2. If the compound adjective comes after the noun it describes, or if it is made up of more than two words, you do not need to add a hyphen.
Based on these guidelines, in the sentence "Rhonda kept a daily journal in the lime colored notebook she bought at the discount store," the phrase "lime colored" is used before the noun "notebook" and is made up of two words. Therefore, you should add a hyphen:
Rhonda kept a daily journal in the lime-colored notebook she bought at the discount store.