8th Grade Grammar Quiz: Using Hyphens

What is the main purpose of a hyphen in writing?

• To end a sentence

• To join words together

• To show a pause

• To replace a comma

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?

• She is a well known author.

• She is a well-known author.

• She is a well known-author.

• She is a well-known-author.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Hyphens are commonly used in:

• Compound adjectives before nouns

• Ending punctuation

• Quotation marks

• Capitalization rules

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Choose the correctly hyphenated compound number:

• Twenty five

• Twenty-five

• Twenty five-

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence shows incorrect use of a hyphen?

• The five-year-old boy is very smart.

• She bought a two-door car.

• He is a high-school student.

• The teacher gave a well-thought-out lesson.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Hyphens are used to:

• Separate independent clauses

• Join two or more words acting as a single idea

• Replace quotation marks

• End a paragraph

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which word should be hyphenated?

• Reenter

• Email

• Mother-in-law

• Basketball

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

What is the correct use of a hyphen in a compound modifier?

• A) She wore a light blue dress.

• B) She wore a light-blue dress.

• C) She wore a light blue-dress.

• D) She wore a light-blue-dress.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

This mark is used between parts of a compound word or name or to split words by syllables to fit on a line of text.

• apotrophe
• quotation mark
• hyphen
• parentheses

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Where does the hyphen belong in this sentence?

When my family travels, we always fly first class and stay in 4 star hotels.

• fly-first and star-hotels

• family-travels and first-class

• first-class and 4-star

• travels-we and my-family

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A