This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:The meeting is scheduled for 3:00 ..... 4:00 PM. A) -. B) . C) (). D) []. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -. 2. True or False:En dashes are used for multiplication. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Where could you put a hyphen in the word Virginia in this sentence ..... We found many interesting things to do in Virginia. A) Vir-ginia. B) Virgin-ia. C) Virgini-a. D) Do not hyphenate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do not hyphenate. 4. Choose the correct hyphenation for the number: "twenty one" A) Twenty-one. B) Twentyone. C) Twenty-one. D) Twenty one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twenty-one. 5. What is a common mistake when using hyphens in compound modifiers? A) Omitting the hyphen in compound modifiers before a noun, e.g., 'high-quality product'. B) Using a hyphen in single-word modifiers, e.g., 'high-quality'. C) Placing a hyphen between two adverbs, e.g., 'quickly-moving car'. D) Adding a hyphen in compound modifiers after the noun, e.g., 'the product is high quality'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omitting the hyphen in compound modifiers before a noun, e.g., 'high-quality product'. 6. Which words should be hyphenated:The never seen before creature was just discovered. A) Never-seen-before. B) Before-creature. C) Was-just-discovered. D) Just-discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never-seen-before. 7. When should hyphens be used in ages and time periods? A) When they are used as verbs in a sentence. B) When they are used as adjectives before a noun. C) When they are used as adverbs in a sentence. D) When they are used as standalone nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When they are used as adjectives before a noun. 8. Select the word that should be followed by a colon. "Here is a list of the demonstrative determiners "this, " "that, " "these, " and "those." A) Determiners. B) List. C) This. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determiners. 9. When should you use a hyphen in a compound adjective? A) When it comes after the noun it modifies. B) When it comes before the noun it modifies. C) When it is a proper noun. D) When it is a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When it comes before the noun it modifies. 10. Mother-in-law, father-to-be, merry-go-round, and jack-in-the-box are examples of A) Nouns that always get a hyphen. B) Nouns we need to look up in a dictionary. C) Compound adjectives. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns that always get a hyphen. 11. It is acceptable to introduce a list with a semicolon. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Select the sentence with the correct hyphen usage: A) The long term plan was successful. B) The long-term plan was successful. C) The longterm plan was successful. D) The long, term plan was successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The long-term plan was successful. 13. Identify the correctly hyphenated word in the sentence: "The artist is known for his life like sculptures." A) Life-like. B) Lifelike. C) Life like. D) Life-like-sculptures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life-like. 14. Which sentence uses a dash to indicate an interruption in dialogue? A) "I was just about to tell you-". B) "I was just about to tell you, but-". C) "I was just about to tell you-when the doorbell rang.". D) "I was just about to tell you when-". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I was just about to tell you-when the doorbell rang.". 15. Identify the correctly hyphenated word: A) Self-esteem. B) Selfesteem. C) Self esteem. D) Self, esteem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-esteem. 16. Supply hyphens where they are needed in these sentences. Can you deenergize that bomb in time? A) Can you deenergize that bomb in time?. B) Can you deen-ergize that bomb in time?. C) Can you deenergize that bomb-in-time?. D) Can you de-energize that bomb in time?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can you de-energize that bomb in time?. 17. In which sentence are capital letters used correctly? A) She said, " she is a famous New Yorker and a hero of the American revolution.". B) She said, "she is a famous New Yorker and a hero of the American Revolution.". C) She said, "She is a famous New Yorker and a hero of the American Revolution.". D) She said, "She is a famous new Yorker and a hero of the American revolution.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said, "She is a famous New Yorker and a hero of the American Revolution.". 18. Use hyphens to connect two or more words that function as a single adjective ..... a noun, such as "well-known author." A) Before. B) After. C) With. D) Far away from. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 19. Hyphens have two main jobs.What jobs do they do? A) Show where words were seperated & Join words. B) Show where material was left out. C) To put words together into contractions. D) To indicate the end of class is near. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show where words were seperated & Join words. 20. Hyphens combine an adjective and a noun to make a compound word. Example:accident-prone A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Identify the correctly hyphenated word in the sentence: "The postwar economy was booming." A) Post-war. B) Postwar. C) Post war. D) Post-war. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Postwar. 22. Evaluate the use of hyphens in the following sentence: "The well-known author signed my book." A) The hyphen is used correctly to form a compound adjective. B) The hyphen is unnecessary and should be removed. C) The hyphen should be replaced with a dash. D) The hyphen should be replaced with a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hyphen is used correctly to form a compound adjective. 23. True or False:en dashes have spaces both sides. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. The long-legged spider crawled across the table."Long-Legged" is a ..... ? A) Compound noun. B) Noun. C) Compound adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound adjective. 25. The yellow-haired cat hid under the couch."Yellow-Haired" is a compound ..... ? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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