Question

In which sentence does the hyphen correctly divide a word?

A.
You'll find several boxes in the basem-
ent of the house.
B.
Don’t repeat my words exact-
ly in your essay.
C.
The moon was a perfect semi-
circle in the night sky.
D.
Max told us a hilarious story a-
bout his new kittens.

Answer 1

C. Hyphens are usually used to connect two words that forms a new word with a new meaning. In all of the other sentences, the hyphen divides a single word into 2 meaningless words instead of connecting 2 actual words.