Hyphen Use

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.

Which of the following correctly shows where the word "ingredient" could be divided at the end of a line?

• ingr-edi-ent

• ingred-ient

• in-gre-di-ent

• ingredi-ent

Which of the following shows how the word " "enlargement" can be broken up at the end of a line using hyphens?

• en-large-ment

• enlar-gement

• enl-argem-ent

• enlargeme-nt

Which sentence shows the hyphen used correctly?

• The Southern born Francis -Marion grew up on a farm.

• The Southern born Francis Marion grew-up on a farm.

• The Southern born Francis Marion grew up-on a farm.

• The Southern-born Francis Marion grew up on a farm.

Which sentences uses the hyphen correctly?

• He has been called an all American-hero.

• He has been called an-all-American hero.

• He has been called an all-American hero.

• He has-been called an all American hero.

Decide which two sentences use the hyphen correctly.

• 'Hands up! This is a hold-up.'

• He decided to hold-up the bank.

• Could you hold-up the picture for me.

• We were stuck in the huge hold-up on the M5.