Exercise: Inserting and deleting hyphens

Insert or delete hyphens as necessary in the following sentences. Use your dictionary if you are not sure whether or where to hyphenate a word. Example:

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  1. The group seeks volunteers to set-up chairs in the meeting room before the event.
    The group seeks volunteers to set-up chairs in the meeting room before the event.
    The group seeks volunteers to set-up chairs in the meeting room before the event.
  2. Despite concerns about reliability, police line-ups are still frequently used to identify suspects.
    Despite concerns about reliability, police line-ups are still frequently used to identify suspects.
    Despite concerns about reliability, police line-ups are still frequently used to identify suspects.
  3. I was ill-prepared for my first calculus exam, but I managed to pass anyway.
    I was ill-prepared for my first calculus exam, but I managed to pass anyway.
    I was ill-prepared for my first calculus exam, but I managed to pass anyway.
  4. Some passengers were bumped from the over-sold flight.
    Some passengers were bumped from the over-sold flight.
    Some passengers were bumped from the over-sold flight.
  5. Having an ignore the customer attitude may actually make a service-industry job less pleasant.
    Having an ignore the customer attitude may actually make a service-industry job less pleasant.
    Having an ignore the customer attitude may actually make a service-industry job less pleasant.
  6. Both pro and antiState Department groups registered complaints.
    Both pro and antiState Department groups registered complaints.
    Both pro and antiState Department groups registered complaints.
  7. At a yard sale, I found a 1964 pre CBS Fender Stratocaster in mint condition.
    At a yard sale, I found a 1964 pre CBS Fender Stratocaster in mint condition.
    At a yard sale, I found a 1964 pre CBS Fender Stratocaster in mint condition.
  8. Applicants who are over fifty-years-old may face age discrimination.
    Applicants who are over fifty-years-old may face age discrimination.
    Applicants who are over fifty-years-old may face age discrimination.
  9. Neil Armstrong, a selfproclaimed “nerdy engineer,” was the first person to set foot on the moon.
    Neil Armstrong, a selfproclaimed “nerdy engineer,” was the first person to set foot on the moon.
    Neil Armstrong, a selfproclaimed “nerdy engineer,” was the first person to set foot on the moon.
  10. Carefully-marketed children’s safety products suggest to new parents that the more they spend, the safer their kids will be.
    Carefully-marketed children’s safety products suggest to new parents that the more they spend, the safer their kids will be.
    Carefully-marketed children’s safety products suggest to new parents that the more they spend, the safer their kids will be.