Hyphens
Authored by Sekar Hardiyani
World Languages
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A hyphen is sometimes used to join __________ together.
sentence
word
sentences
words
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
It shows that those words should be ___________ together to ________________ their meaning.
read, understand
understand, read
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Hyphens are used in this way to avoid ______________ or ___________________ .
*this question has more than one correct answer
ambiguity
misunderstanding
understanding
words
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify ALL the uses of hyphens.
*this question has more than one correct answer
to clarify the meaning of a word or phrase and avoid ambiguity in writing
to join together two nouns of equal importance to create a new noun or adjective
to link two separate words into a compound adjective before a noun
to avoid combining letters and sounds which could be awkward to say or write without a hyphen.
to link sentences which go together to create a new meaning
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain the meaning of this phrase by choosing the correct answer.
my short-sighted cousin
My cousin who is short.
My cousin who is short with poor sight.
My cousin with poor sight.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain the meaning of this phrase by choosing the correct answer.
my short sighted cousin
My cousin who is short and can see.
My cousin who is short and cannot be seen.
My cousin who is short with poor sight.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain the meaning of this phrase by choosing the correct answer.
plant-eating dinosaurs
Dinosaurs that eat plants.
Dinosaurs are eating the plant.
A plant is eating dinosaurs.
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