Hyphens Practice

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

• fast-acting

• fast-acting-medicine

• acting-medicine

• Correct as is

Decide if the words need a hyphen between them.

• man eating tiger

• man-eating tiger

Which of the below sentences correctly uses hyphens?

• I am excited to-play the piano.

• George smelled nasty-after soccer practice.

• I made a bigger-than-my-face apple pie for the picnic.

• CMS is hosting a Blue-and-Gold-Night.

Bob decided to go to a four year college.

• Correct as it is.

• four-year

• four-year-college

Select the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.

• A) The well known author signed books at the event.

• B) The well-known author signed books at the event.

• C) The well known-author signed books at the event.

• D) The well-known-author signed books at the event.