Raquel writes:
I am comparing two groups of students. One of the groups enrolled at a certain school, the other was admitted but did not enrolled.
When I refer to the students who did not enrolled, should I write/say 'not-enrolled students' or 'not-enrolled group'??
I just read online your explanation of compound adjectives and I think these two instances are exactly like the examples you mentioned....but I wanted to make sure.
To be precise, if someone applies to a school but doesn't enroll, that person is not a student. We might confuse readers with an adject like "not-enrolled," because we usually use a prefix like "un" or "non" to indicate a negative.
So I would use an expression like "unenrolled applicants." I might even say, "applicants who were accepted but did not enroll."
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