Hyphens Quiz

What is the correct way to write the phrase 'two thirds'?

• two-thirds

• two thirds

• twothirds

• twot hirds

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

What is the correct way to write the phrase 'brother in law'?

• brother in-law

• brotherinlaw

• brother in law

• brother-in-law

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

What is the correct way to write the phrase 'two story'?

• two-story

• two story

• two story

• twostory

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

In which of the following phrases are the hyphens no longer needed when the phrase comes after the noun?

• paper that is 10 pages

• a woman who is 26 years old

• a woman who is 26-years-old

• paper that is 10-page

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

What is the correct way to write the phrase 'mid July'?

• mid-July

• mid July

• mid July

• midjuly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

What is an example of a hyphen correctly used in a compound number?

• Four-teen

• Eighty-two

• Twenty-one

• One-hundred

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

When is a hyphen no longer needed?

• When a phrase comes after a noun.

• When a noun comes after a phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

What is an example of two adjectives working together to describe the same noun?

• well-written essay

• twentieth-century throwback

• great-great-grandfather

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.

• After tripping up the stairs in front of his crush, the boy was self-loathing.

• After tripping up the stairs in front of his crush, the boy was selfloathing.

• After tripping up the stairs in front of his crush, the boy was self loathing.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A