Mathematics Grade 8 45 min

Use hyphens in compound adjectives

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Which is correct: a five-page paper or a five page paper?

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Which is correct: a well-known actor or a well known actor?

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Which is correct: The actor is well-known or The actor is well known?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
Which phrase is written correctly?
0.a ten-minute delay
1.a ten minute delay
2.a ten-minutes delay
3.a ten minutes-delay
Easy
Which phrase is written correctly?
0.a world famous chef
1.a world-famous chef
2.a world-famous-chef
3.a world famous-chef
Easy
Which sentence is written correctly?
0.The movie was two-hours long.
1.The movie was two hours-long.
2.The movie was two hours long.
3.The movie was two-hour long.

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