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Which of the following sentences uses a hyphen correctly? A.I need thirty-six colors for this painting. B.I looked under the bed-and there it was! C.I've only read one-third-of the book so far. D.I have to buy my grand-father a present.

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I believe the answer would be A.I need thirty-six colors for this painting.
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Answer;

A. I need thirty-six colors for this painting


Step-by-step explanation;

A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark that's used to join words or parts of words.

It's not interchangeable with other types of dashes.

They are used to link words that function as a single adjective before a noun. They are used with compound numbers, and to avoid confusion or awkward letter combinations. Hyphens are also used with certain prefixes and suffixes and in certain special cases.

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