Hyphens

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Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.

• The minister's opponent criticized her for supporting expensive and ineffective social engineering-initiatives.
• The minister's opponent criticized her for supporting expensive and ineffective social-engineering initiatives.
• The minister's opponent criticized her for supporting expensive and ineffective social engineering initiatives.

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The minister's opponent criticized her for supporting expensive and ineffective social-engineering initiatives.

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Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly: Kinesha scored the highest in math among all first-year college-students in the province., Kinesha scored the highest in math among all first-year college students in the province., Kinesha scored the highest in math among all first year college-students in the province.

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Kinesha scored the highest in math among all first-year college students in the province.

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Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. Options: 1. Because Mark's friend is an all star swimmer, he gets to travel around the world to compete. 2. Because Mark's friend is an all-star swimmer, he gets to travel around the world to compete. 3. Because Mark's friend is an all-star swimmer, he gets to travel around-the-world to compete.

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Because Mark's friend is an all-star swimmer, he gets to travel around the world to compete.

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Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. Options: Joy needs help planning for the mid March youth conference., Joy needs help planning for the mid-March youth conference., Joy needs help planning for the mid-March-youth conference.

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Joy needs help planning for the mid-March youth conference.

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Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly: I have thirty-five-dollars to spend., I have thirty-five dollars to spend., I have thirty five dollars to spend.

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I have thirty-five dollars to spend.

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Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly: The latitude of Chicago is forty two degrees., The latitude of Chicago is forty-two-degrees., The latitude of Chicago is forty-two degrees.

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The latitude of Chicago is forty-two degrees.

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Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly: Drew’s great-grandmother knows a lot of interesting stories., Drew’s great grandmother knows a lot of interesting stories., Drew’s-great-grandmother knows a lot of interesting stories.

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Drew’s great-grandmother knows a lot of interesting stories.

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My head was pounding, so I took some fast acting medicine.

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fast-acting

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Identify the incorrect phrase: His delightfully written essay was filled with made up words.

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made-up

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You need one-third of a cup of sugar for that recipe.

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Correct as is