Hyphens Practice
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
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.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
How would you change the red portion of the sentence?
The school trip, which is scheduled for September 12th—will involve stopping for lunch at an authentic Himalayan restaurant.
Keep AS IS
school trip which is scheduled
school trip—which is scheduled
school trip-which is scheduled
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence:
There are fewer Italian American communities these days.
There are fewer Italian-American communities these days.
No change necessary.
There are fewer Italian—American communities these days.
There are fewer Italian —American communities these days
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which sentence uses dashes correctly?
My little brother-- who annoys everyone will not be there-- tonight.
My little brother--who annoys everyone--will not be there tonight.
My little--brother who annoys--everyone will not be there tonight.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.8.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
The minister's opponent criticized her for supporting expensive and ineffective social engineering-initiatives.
The minister's opponent criticized her for supporting expensive and ineffective social-engineering initiatives.
The minister's opponent criticized her for supporting expensive and ineffective social engineering initiatives.
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
My head was pounding, so I took some fast acting medicine.
fast-acting
fast-acting-medicine
acting-medicine
Correct as is
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Decide if the words need a hyphen between them.
man eating tiger
man-eating tiger
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
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