Well Deserved or Well-Deserved: The Complete Grammar Guide
“Well deserved” and “well-deserved” are both correct, the right choice depends on where the phrase sits in a sentence. Use the hyphenated form well-deserved when it comes before a noun (as a compound modifier). Use the unhyphenated form well deserved when it comes after a linking verb like “is,” “was,” or “seems.” This is a … Read more