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In which of these sentences is a hyphen or hyphens used correctly?

A. That coming of age novel had a strong sense of place.
B. That coming-of age novel had a strong sense of place.
C. That coming-of-age novel had a strong sense of place.
D. That coming-of-age-novel had a strong sense of place

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I would take a.

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C

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You can usually see coming of age written as both coming-of-age and coming of age, but since it is more commonly written and defined as coming-of-age it would be C.

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