Which sentence is correctly hyphenated?

A.

She decided to take the long-winding road.

B.

A tall-dark man approached the entrance with determination.

C.

The twentieth-century had the most tornadoes on record.

D.

The hikers spotted a red-tailed pheasant.

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Nathalia Glass

25 August, 00:06

Which sentence is correctly hyphenated?

A.

She decided to take the long-winding road.

B.

A tall-dark man approached the entrance with determination.

C.

The twentieth-century had the most tornadoes on record.

D.

The hikers spotted a red-tailed pheasant.

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Answers (2)

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Buffalo · Answer 1

The answer would be D, remember that hyphens are used to link two phrases to turn them into one conjoined

Explanation:

Working through the answers we can easily the correct usage of hyphen in the sentence. Hyphen has to be used in a way that its usage place adds logic to the sentence. In all the answers, except the last one the usage is incorrect. Red-tailed cannot be used separately. Therefore, the correct answer is the last one.

Rolando · Answer 2

Answer: D is the write answer because you see how the hyphens are used to conjoin the sentence?

Which sentence is correctly hyphenated?A.She decided to take the long-winding road.B.A tall-dark man approached the entrance with determination.C.The twentieth-century had the most tornadoes on record.D.The hikers spotted a red-tailed pheasant.

Which sentence is correctly hyphenated?

A.

She decided to take the long-winding road.

B.

A tall-dark man approached the entrance with determination.

C.

The twentieth-century had the most tornadoes on record.

D.

The hikers spotted a red-tailed pheasant.