Hyphens And Compound Adjectives
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What are hyphens used for in the English grammar? Just in case you don’t know, a compound adjective is used to join together two or more adjectives describing the same noun. Find out how well you know in the quiz below.
- 1.Should you use a hyphen between syllables when dividing words at the end of the line?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 2.You should divide already hyphenated words only at the hyphen.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.You should hyphenate when compound modifiers come after a noun.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of hyphens?
- A.
The firm was very impressed by his clear-headed approach.
- B.
The firm was very impressed that his approach was clear-headed.
- C.
The firm was very impressed by his clear headed-approach.
- 5.Where should you divide up the compound adjective, mass-produced, for a line break?
- A.
After the first letter d in the word produced
- B.
Between the words mass and produced. Divide it at the hyphen
- C.
Between the first and second letter s in the word mass
- 6.Which of the following words are hyphenated correctly?
- A.
Mis-informed
- B.
Bi-monthly
- C.
Co-worker
- D.
None of the above
- 7.Hyphens should never be used for compound numbers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Where should you hyphenate the word preference at the end of a line?
- A.
Between the f and the second e
- B.
Between the second r and the third e
- C.
Both of the above
- D.
None of the above
- 9.Which of the following sentences illustrates the correct use of hyphens?
- A.
After a long day at work, John sat on his couch and de-compressed.
- B.
The final exam was all-inclusive and proved to be difficult for many students.
- C.
Since he consumed a lot of sugar, he was very hyper-active.
- 10.Hyphens are useful for avoiding confusion or awkward combinations of letters.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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