Question

Which sentence needs a hyphen?

• A. I love to eat chocolate covered pretzels.
C B. He forgot to bring his new raincoat.
C. Crickets are often most active after dark.
C D. She rode her motor scooter in front of the house.

Answer 1

When the compound adjective (like chocolate-covered) comes BEFORE the noun, you should add a hyphen.

A. “I love to eat chocolate-covered pretzels.”