Quiz On Hyphens With Compound Adjectives 1
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When do you use a hyphen on words? How should hyphenated words and phrases be used? The quiz below is on hyphens with compound adjectives and it will help you improve your understanding of the subject.
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Correct the sentence below. a)Justin Timberlake is a world famous singer. b)It's an old coal-mining town.
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Which one of these sentences is grammatically correct.
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Our professor much-loved was sixty-five years old.
- B.
Our much-loved professor was sixty five years old.
- C.
Our much-loved professor was sixty-five years old.
- D.
Our professor much-loved was sixty five years old.
Correct Answer
C. Our much-loved professor was sixty-five years old.Explanation
The correct answer is the third one. Much-loved modifies professor so it should be hyphenated and sixty-five is an number between 21 and 99 needs to be hyphenated as well.Rate this question:
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Tom has just finished writing a _________ article.
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Nine-hundred-word
- B.
Nine-hundreds-word
- C.
Nine-hundred-words
- D.
Nine-hundreds-words
Correct Answer
A. Nine-hundred-wordExplanation
When we are building a compound adjective, we add a hyphen between words and get rid of 's' after each noun.Rate this question:
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- 4.
A hyphen should be used within a compound adjective that comes after a noun.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
A hyphen is used in compound adjectives that appear before a noun to clarify meaning, like in "a well-known artist." However, when the compound adjective comes after the noun, no hyphen is needed, as in "the artist is well known." The hyphen helps to avoid ambiguity in front of the noun, but it's unnecessary afterward, as the relationship between the words is clear without it.Rate this question:
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Which one of following compound adjective is not correct?
- A.
Man-made
- B.
Post-graduate-degree
- C.
Life-long
- D.
Full-time
Correct Answer
B. Post-graduate-degreeExplanation
"Post-graduate-degree" is incorrect because compound adjectives typically don't contain more than two words linked by hyphens. The correct form would be "post-graduate" or "graduate degree," depending on the context. The other options, "man-made," "life-long," and "full-time," are all correctly formed compound adjectives.Rate this question:
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The new lab being built now is to be ____ high.
- A.
Five storeys
- B.
Five-storey
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Five-storeys
- D.
Five-storeyed
Correct Answer
B. Five-storeyExplanation
Five-storey" is a compound adjective describing the height of the lab. When using numbers as adjectives before a noun (like "storey"), they are hyphenated, making "five-storey" the correct form.Rate this question:
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All numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine must include a hyphen.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
You are supposed to add a hyphen between twenty-one to ninety-nine.Rate this question:
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Convert the following sentence into a sentence with a compound adjective. Between two classes, we usually have five minutes' break. Between two classes, we usually have a __________ break.
Correct Answer
five-minute, Between two classes, we usually have a five-minute break, Between two classes, we usually have a five-minute break.Explanation
In the original sentence, "five minutes' break" describes the duration of the break between classes. To convert this into a sentence with a compound adjective, "five minutes" is changed to "five-minute," making it a compound adjective that directly modifies "break." In English, when numbers are used as adjectives before a noun, they are hyphenated, and the noun is typically singular, hence "five-minute break."Rate this question:
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Select all of the correct use of hyphenation.
- A.
Fat-free
- B.
Hard-working
- C.
World-famous
- D.
Mid-term
Correct Answer(s)
A. Fat-free
B. Hard-working
C. World-famous
D. Mid-termExplanation
All of the options provided are correct uses of hyphenation:
fat-free - Correct, as it is a compound adjective describing something without fat.
hard-working - Correct, as it is a compound adjective describing someone who works hard.
world-famous - Correct, as it is a compound adjective describing someone who is famous worldwide.
mid-term - Correct, as it is a compound word typically used to describe a period in the middle of a term.
All options are properly hyphenated.Rate this question:
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The hyphen makes a big difference in the meaning of the sentence.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
for example: I saw a man-eating alligator.
We are describing the alligator. What type of alligator is it? It is one that eats men (or people).
I saw a man eating alligator.
This sentence without the hyphen sounds like a man is eating an alligator.Rate this question:
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