Question

Examine the following sentences and insert the hyphen and dash where they

are required.
1.
I love to read the twenty third Psalm.
2.
Beverly had her hair cut short very short.
3.
John came early an unusual thing for him.
4.
It will be forty five minutes before the number sixty-two is called.
5.
I gave the cashier seventy nine dollars for the item.
6.
The waitress served him the only food he didn't like calalloo.
7.
My brother in law works in Trinidad.
8.
We used to live at thirty six Orange Lane.
9.
Four years ago perhaps five years ago we saw a movie about Vampires
10. Janice was maid of honour at her friend's wedding.
11. Who is the goal keeper for the Reggae Boyz.
12. The Rio Grande is famous for rafting but let's talk about the Blue Mountain

Answer 1

This answer explains how to correctly use hyphens and dashes in sentences.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. I love to read the twenty-third Psalm.

2. Beverly had her hair cut short very-short.

3. John came early—an unusual thing for him.

4. It will be forty-five minutes before the number sixty-two is called.

5. I gave the cashier seventy-nine dollars for the item.

6. The waitress served him the only food he didn't like—calalloo.

7. My brother-in-law works in Trinidad.

8. We used to live at thirty-six Orange Lane.

9. Four years ago—perhaps five years ago—we saw a movie about Vampires.

10. Janice was maid-of-honour at her friend's wedding.

11. Who is the goal-keeper for the Reggae Boyz.

12. The Rio Grande is famous for rafting, but let's talk about the Blue Mountain.

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