Cut each potato into bite sized pieces

[longxianchen]

Hi
Is this a right sentence:
Cut each potato into bite sized pieces.
Thanks a lot

 

[MuttQuad]

Hi
Is this a right sentence:
Cut each potato into bite sized pieces.
Thanks a lot

It's correct, although I think it would be preferable to use a hyphen here: bite-sized.

 

[Alby84]

It's correct, although I think it would be preferable to use a hyphen here: bite-sized.

I was just looking that up as you responded. I do indeed think the hyphen is necessary...at least in formal writing.

 

[longxianchen]

Thanks a lot

 

[JustKate]

I think it needs a hyphen whether it's formal or informal. Lord knows there aren't many rules regarding hyphens, but one of the best places to use them is to link together two modifiers to make it easier for readers to understand what is meant. "Into bite-sized pieces" is clearer and more understandable than "into bite sized pieces," so I think a hyphen is a great idea here. I can't say it's required, but this one of the things that hyphens do best.

 

[Hau Ruck]

I think it needs a hyphen whether it's formal or informal. Lord knows there aren't many rules regarding hyphens, but one of the best places to use them is to link together two modifiers to make it easier for readers to understand what is meant. "Into bite-sized pieces" is clearer and easier to understand than "into bite sized pieces," so I think a hyphen is a great idea here. I can't say it's required, but this one of the things that hyphens do best.

Indeed. Compound modifiers are one of the only 'rules' of hyphens.