English-2
Grade-7
Easy
Question
Choose the correct sentence with proper hyphen mark from each of the following:
- The cancellation of the competition was a real letdown.
- The cancellation of the competition was a real let-down.
- The cancellation of the competition was a real let down.
- The cancellation of the show was a real let down.
Hint:
A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark that’s used to join words or parts of words. Look at the hyphenated word and focus on what it is expressing.
The correct answer is: The cancellation of the competition was a real let-down.
The hyphenated word has two words that work together to function like one adjective and the noun comes before the adjective, so the hyphen is left out by rule- thus option c is the correct answer.
Generally, you need the hyphen only if the two or more words are functioning together as an adjective before the noun they’re describing. If the noun comes first, leave the hyphen out.
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