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Hyphens
Hyphens Cont.
Spelling and Hyphens
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Spelling Cont.
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Tropical Smoothie is a family owned cafe that opened in 1994.
What is: Tropical Smoothie is a family-owned cafe that opened in 1994.
100
Is the following sentence using hyphens correctly? The child is three years old.
What is correct?

This statement is true because "years" is plural.

100
The students in English class must right a twenty one page essay.
What is: The students in English class must write a twenty-one page essay.
100
The plane landed safely in plane sight.
What is: The plane landed safely in plain sight.
100
The naval ships are often stationed too far to sea from the shore.
What is: The naval ships are often stationed too far to see from the shore.
200

Fill in the blanks.

All compound numbers from _________ through ________ should be hyphenated.


What is twenty-one through ninety-nine?

200
What is the hyphens' main purpose?
What is to glue words together or show readers that two or more elements in a sentence are linked?
200
In a soda survey, eighty five percent of consumers would rather have diet coke over diet pepsi.
What is: In a soda survey, eighty-five percent of consumers would rather have diet coke over diet pepsi.
200
All students are allowed to where spirit colors during football games.
What is: All students are allowed to wear spirit colors during football games.
200
The man walked through the isles of the movie theater for a front row seat.
What is: The man walked through the aisles of the movie theater for a front row seat.
300
Hyphens should not have ______ around them.
What is spaces?
300
What is the correct form for this sentence?

Tim has lived in Virginia Beach for 5 8 years.

What is: Tim has lived in Virginia Beach for 5-8 years.
300
The lightening struck the school building last night between 3:15-3:45.
What is: The lightning struck the school building last night between 3:15-3:45.
300
Which would wood you prefer for the fireplace?
What is: Which wood would you prefer for the fireplace?
300

The children asked their mother if they can walk to the store by there house to by candy.

What is: The children asked their mother if they can walk to the store by their house to buy candy.

400

Is the following statement correct?

All spelled-out fractions need to be hyphenated.


What is: correct?

400
Is the following sentence correct?

The new Nissan cars feature a state of the art design.

What is incorrect? The new Nissan cars feature a state-of-the-art design.
400

Our teacher has too daughters. Their five-years old.

What is: Our teacher has two daughters. They are five years old.

400
My night rose quickly from the ground with bravery and courage.
What is: My knight rose quickly from the ground with bravery and courage.
400
My bear hands are small and perfect for reaching items in small places.
What is: My bare hands are small and perfect for reaching items in small places.
500

Which of the following uses hyphen incorrectly?

the finely tuned watch


the friendly-looking dog


What is the finely tuned watch?

The adverb very and adverbs ending in -ly are not hyphenated.


500
In order to win the game, you must construct at least two, three and four syllable words.
What is: In order to win the game, you must construct at least two, three- and four-syllable words.
500
My sun rose quickly around 10:15 10:30 this morning.
What is: My son rose quickly around 10:45-10:30 this morning.
500
An adult's waste is typically bigger than a child's.
What is: An adult's waist is typically bigger than a child.
500

In April, we bring our grandmother various types of flowers for her homemade spring themed donuts.

What is: In April, we bring our grandmother various types of flours for her homemade, spring-themed donuts.