Nov 4, 2016

Hyphens Between Words (Test 1)
12 cards
, 26 answers
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  • Choose all the correct answers.
    1. She jumped from a  . . . 
      two-story
      building.
      • two-story
      • two story

    2. The  . . . 
      show’s
      cancellation was a real  . . . 
      letdown
      .
      • show … letdown
      • show’s … let-down

    3. You must  . . . 
      let down
      your guard.
      • let down
      • let-down

    4. You certainly have a  . . . 
      go-get-it
      nature.
      • go-get-it
      • go get it

    5. What a  . . . 
      cute little
      bird she has!
      • cute, little
      • cute little

    6. We offer  . . . 
      around-the-clock
      coverage.
      • around-the-clock
      • around the clock

    7. Look  . . . 
      left and right
      before you cross the street.
      • left-and-right
      • left and right

    8. The  . . . 
      left-handed
      pitcher threw fastballs at almost 100 miles per hour.
      • left handed
      • left-handed

    9. The  . . . 
      delicious, gooey
      frosting melted before we could refrigerate the cake.
      • delicious, gooey
      • delicious gooey

    10. Do you remember anything you read in the  . . . 
      fourth grade
      ?
      • fourth-grade
      • fourth grade

    11. This is  . . . 
      seventh-grade
      reading material.
      • seventh grade
      • seventh-grade

    12. Beware of  . . . 
      high-pressure
      telemarketers.
      • high-pressure
      • high pressure

tags: The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation • Jane Straus • grammar and punctuation tests • American English • Advanced level • Hyphens Between Words
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