Question

Which word or words and punctuation corrects any errors in the sentence?

It says to mix in about three-quarters of a cup of brown sugar and a half cup of milk, along with the butter.

A.
half-cup

B.
brown-sugar

C.
There is no error in this sentence.

D.
three quarters

Answer 1

D. Three Quarters

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the fraction is used as a noun, there should be no hyphen.

If the fraction were to be used as an adjective, then there should be a hyphen.

Example of a fraction used as an adjective:

We should use one-quarter cup.

Answer 2

D and A; three quarters is just three quarters, it's plural. A half-cup is singular... I can't explain this very well but hopefully this helps a bit.