Hyphens Bootcamp

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.

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.

Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• The mother of my sister’s husband is my sister’s mother-in law.
• The mother of my sister’s husband is my sister’s mother in law.
• The mother of my sister’s husband is my sister’s mother-in-law.

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.

Choose the correct sentence.

• Which answer shows the best way to fix the word in red?

  Aneeka is always welldressed.

• Which answer shows the best way to fix the word in red?

  Aneeka is always well dressed.

• Which answer shows the best way to fix the word in red?

  Aneeka is always well-dressed.

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

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

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

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

The waiter’s off color remarks did not amuse anyone at the table.

• off-color-remarks
• at-the-table
• off-color
• Correct as is

Jim waved at his soon to be ex girlfriend.

• ex-girlfriend
• soon-to-be ex-girlfriend
• soon-to-be
• Correct as is

His delightfully written essay was filled with made up words.

• delightfully-written-essay
• delightfully-written
• made-up
• Correct as is