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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use hyphens to connect two or more words that function as a single adjective _______ a noun, such as "well-known author."
before
after
with
far away from
Answer explanation
"It is important to set long-term goals for yourself."
'long-term' functions as a single adjective to 'goals', but this is only true if 'goals' is directly after 'long-term'.
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Do not use hyphens to connect adverbs ending in ____ to the words they modify.
-ion
-ly
-ing
-ish
Answer explanation
"highly inspired artist"
"Quickly running person"
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use hyphens to connect compound numbers between twenty-one and ninety-nine, such as ________
one hundred and one
nine
twenty-four
twenty
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Words beginning with the prefixes non-, co-, and pre- are ______ hyphenated.
often
never
usually
rarely
Answer explanation
Hyphenate prefixes when the prefix comes before a proper noun or a numeral.
ie.: mid-June, pre-90's
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyphenate simple fractions, but do NOT hyphenate fractions if ____________________.
the number is higher than twenty.
one of the numbers is already hyphenated
one of the numbers is negative
it's a full moon.
Answer explanation
"four-ninths"
vs.
"seven twenty-fifths"
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use hyphens when writing out ages as adjectives, but do NOT use hyphens in the phrase _________
years old
day old
year old
month old
Answer explanation
Do NOT use hyphens in the phrase “years old”.
"This man is twenty-one years old."
vs.
"The twenty-one-year-old man works as a police officer."
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use a hyphen to join a capital letter to the ______ of a word.
end
front
middle
top
Answer explanation
T-Shirt
V-Neck
X-Ray
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
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