A hyphen can also be used at the end of a line of text when part of a word must be carried over to the next line Examples: The well-known actor accepted his award, "Well is an adverb followed by another descriptive word known. They combine to form one idea modifying the noun"actor' The actress who accepted her award was well known A well known' follows the noun itdescribes, so a hyphen is not used. A friendly looking man approached me yesterday asking for the nearest post office. Friendly looking' is compound adjective modifying the noun'man' Emma is a friendly little girl, 'Friendly little' is not a compound adjective, but adjectives modifying the noun girl