Exercises

Hyphens

Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

1 of 10

Question

A.

Arlene Creek, whose interests range across the arts and business, has re-configured her career more often and has more ex-employers than anyone else I know.

B.

Arlene Creek, whose interests range across the arts and business, has reconfigured her career more often and has more ex-employers than anyone else I know.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

2 of 10

Question

A.

Her first job was as a copywriter in an advertising agency; she is a sure handed graphics designer and a quick thinking sales-person.

B.

Her first job was as a copywriter in an advertising agency; she is a sure-handed graphics designer and a quick-thinking salesperson.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

3 of 10

Question

A.

In her next job, as an associate set designer on a film project, she relied on the self-confidence she had gained in her previous job to carry out her new tasks.

B.

In her next job, as a set designer on a film project, she relied on the self confidence she had gained in her previous job to carry out her new tasks.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

4 of 10

Question

A.

She worked with well-known people and was pleased that they recognized her work as well done.

B.

She worked with well known people and was pleased that they recognized her work as well done.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

5 of 10

Question

A.

The filmmaking work was fast-paced, so Arlene and her slow but hard-working assistant often quarreled under the stressful conditions.

B.

The filmmaking work was fast paced, so Arlene and her slow but hardworking assistant often quarreled under the stressful conditions.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

6 of 10

Question

A.

They put in plenty of overtime, and presented the newly designed set just before the deadline.

B.

They put in plenty of over-time, and presented the newly-designed set just before the deadline.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

7 of 10

Question

A.

Arlene was then hired by a big film studio, this time to supervise a film's set design, so she reorganized her team of assistants.

B.

Arlene was then hired by a big film studio, this time to super-vise a film's set design, so she re-organized her team of assistants.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

8 of 10

Question

A.

The studio's equipment was state of the art, so Arlene hired people with up to date skills.

B.

The studio's equipment was state of the art, so Arlene hired people with up-to-date skills.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

9 of 10

Question

A.

The equipment allowed Arlene to reedit the scenes depicting the film's bulllike creatures into dream-like fantasy sequences.

B.

The equipment allowed Arlene to re-edit the scenes depicting the film's bull-like creatures into dreamlike fantasy sequences.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.

10 of 10

Question

A.

The film features twenty-two mythic bulls and thirty-three winged horses.

B.

The film features twenty two mythic bulls and thirty three winged horses.

Chapter 3 - Hyphens: Choose the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. For help with this topic, see EasyWriter, Chapter 28.