Read the sentence.We could choose one of three ice cream flavors that had strawberries: cherries; and blueberries; chocolate chips: peanut butter, and fudge; or almonds: walnuts and pecans.
Read the sentence.We’re not sure if the tickets are for the preview night, the opening night, this weekend or next week.
Which sentences contain phrases that are hyphenated correctly? Select 3 options.Over a-third of our class walks to school, while another-third rides the bus.The recipe only uses one-sixteenth of a cup of sugar per thirty-two cupcakes.We planted forty-two trees, but the twenty-two apple trees were my favorites.I will be twenty-five years old the same year that my grandma is one-hundred.We had to memorize twenty-one verses, which was only one-half of the poem.
Read the sentence.The entire first period class agreed that yesterday’s algebra homework which the teacher assigned was a really fun challenge.
Sometimes hyphens are used to link words that work together to modify a single noun. These linked words are called
When items in a list already contain commas, the writer should separate the items in the list using
Read the sentence.I spend about half my time, he spends two thirds of his time, and she spends a quarter, or maybe a third, of her time on research.
Read the sentence.My brother who is a superb actor will audition tomorrow for a film role.
When a descriptive word, phrase, or clause is essential to the meaning of a sentence, that element is
When separating items in a list, a writer should
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