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Intermediate Practice Exercises - Hyphens
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1
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)The ex convict visited his parole officer every Thursday.
B)The ex-convict visited his parole officer every Thursday.
C)The ex-convict visited his parole-officer every Thursday.
2
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)He remembered to put on his safety-glasses before cutting the two-by-four.
B)He remembered to put on his safety glasses before cutting the two by four.
C)He remembered to put on his safety-glasses before cutting the two-by-four.
3
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)My grandfather served on the second-largest sailing ship ever built.
B)My grandfather served on the second-largest-sailing ship ever built.
C)My grandfather served on the second largest sailing-ship ever built.
4
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)I think a wait and see attitude is the best approach here.
B)I think a wait-and-see attitude is the best approach here.
C)I think a wait-and-see-attitude is the best approach here.
5
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)My first car was a broken down wreck with bald tires and very bad brakes.
B)My first car was a broken-down-wreck with bald tires and very bad brakes.
C)My first car was a broken-down wreck with bald tires and very bad brakes.
6
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)My lawn mower broke-down cutting the waist-high grass.
B)My lawn mower broke down cutting the waist-high grass.
C)My lawn-mower broke down cutting the waist high grass.
7
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)Ted was a two-time National League MVP.
B)Ted was a two-time National League M-V-P.
C)Ted was a two time National-League MVP.
8
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)I was looking forward to a face to face meeting with Gary.
B)I was looking forward to a face-to-face meeting with Gary.
C)I was looking forward to a face-to-face-meeting with Gary.
9
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)The president of the company is a twenty-five year old golf enthusiast.
B)The president of the company is a twenty five-year-old golf enthusiast.
C)The president of the company is a twenty-five-year-old golf enthusiast.
10
Click on the sentence that uses hyphens correctly.
A)Twenty-five of our students passed the course and moved to the next level.
B)Twenty five of our students passed the course and moved to the next level.
C)Twenty-five of our students passed the course and moved to the next-level.





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