Question

Choose TWO sentences that use hyphens correctly.

A. My neighbors had a dog that was friendly-looking.
B. The ballroom in the hotel can accommodate about 300-350 people.
C. The best year of my life was when I was a senior in high-school.
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D. Jackson said the party had about 25-50 people in attendance and that it was totally-awesome.

Answer 1

The two correct sentences using hyphens are A and B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two sentences that use hyphens correctly are:

A. My neighbors had a dog that was friendly-looking.

B. The ballroom in the hotel can accommodate about 300-350 people.

In sentence A, the hyphen is used to connect the words 'friendly' and 'looking' as a compound adjective. In sentence B, the hyphen is used to indicate a range between the numbers 300 and 350.

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