Question

Select all of the sentences that use hyphens correctly.

Mary is an ex-teacher from Lincoln High.
Thirty-three students went to the tournament.
Tom liked to read about pre-Roman times.
John read a very long bo-ok. [on two lines]
My brother in-law is a lawyer.

Answer 1

The sentences that use hyphens correctly are Mary is an ex-teacher from Lincoln High, Thirty-three students went to the tournament, and Tom liked to read about pre-Roman times.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentences that use hyphens correctly are:

Mary is an ex-teacher from Lincoln High.

Thirty-three students went to the tournament.

Tom liked to read about pre-Roman times.

The use of hyphens in these sentences helps to clarify how multiple modifiers function before a noun. In sentence 1, 'ex-teacher' is a single modifier describing Mary. In sentence 2, 'Thirty-three' is a compound modifier describing the number of students. In sentence 3, 'pre-Roman' is a compound modifier describing the times that Tom likes to read about.

Answer 2

Mary is an ex- teacher from Lincoln High.

My brother in-law is a lawyer.

Tom liked to read books about pre-Christian times.

Thirty-three students went to the tournament.

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