Question

Which sentence uses correct hyphenation?

A. The reddish-purple wall was ready to be repainted.


B. Please include a self addressed stamped-envelope.


C. The ex senator gave a speech at our school.


D. We went out to the all-night-diner to have coffee.

Answer 1

A. The reddish-purple wall was ready to be repainted

Answer 2

The correct option is A "the reddish-purple wall was ready to be repainted".

Step-by-step explanation:

In general, hyphenated words are put together to indicate the reader that these elements are linked. Hyphens' function is to form a single idea.

Option A is correct and it is a case of "compound adjective" since "reddish-purple" is modifying the noun "wall".