compound modifiers

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

• fast-acting
• fast-acting-medicine
• acting-medicine
• Correct as is

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

My nephew Garrett is eleven years old; his cousin is twenty years older.

• eleven-years-old
• eleven-years
• twenty-years
• Correct as is

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

The long-legged spider crawled across the table.

"Long-Legged" is a ____________________?

• compound noun

• noun

• compound adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Nan had to drive another ____________ to get to the beach.

• two miles

• two-miles

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

The __________ camping trip was Kat's favorite part of summer vacation.

• one week

• one-week

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Under Sam's bed, there was a ________ dust bunny.

• one inch

• one-inch

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

How should the red portion of this sentence be punctuated?

A twelve year old boy was caught pulling the fire alarm.

• twelve year old

• twelve-year-old

• twelve-year, old

• twelve year-old

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which of the below sentences correctly uses hyphens?

• I am excited to-play the piano.

• George smelled nasty-after soccer practice.

• I made a bigger-than-my-face apple pie for the picnic.

• CMS is hosting a Blue-and-Gold-Night.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Fill in the blank with the best choice:  Please lend me your _____________________.

• 5-foot-tape-measure.
• 5-foot tape-measure.
• 5 foot tape-measure.
• 5-foot tape measure.

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CCSS.L.2.4D

You have to write a ____________ essay for tomorrow.

• 20-page

• 20 pages

• 20-pages