This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 9 (14 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "well."I admired the welldecorated room. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 2. What is the correct way to hyphenate the compound noun 'sister in law'? A) Sister in law-no change. B) Sister-inlaw. C) Sister-in-law. D) Sisterin-law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sister-in-law. 3. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "Action."In college, I wrote a paper entitled, "From Annotation to Action The Educational and Social Effects of Annotation." A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 4. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the words "editor" and "in."She is the editor in chief of the school newspaper. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 5. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "you."I would help you unfortunately, I am busy. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 6. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the words "Mrs. Smith, " "Mr. Smith, " and "Mark."There are six other people going on the cruise with me:my mom, Mrs. Smith my dad, Mr. Smith my brothers, Jackson and Mark and my cousins, Leah and Gina. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 7. How should the number '35' be hyphenated? A) Thirty five. B) Thirtyfive. C) Thirty-five. D) Thirty-five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thirty-five. 8. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "empty."The emptyhanded student forgot to bring his project to school. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 9. Choose the correct hyphenation for the word 'well being'. A) Well being-no change. B) Well-being. C) Well-being. D) Wellbeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-being. 10. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "things."Go to the store and buy these things eggs, milk, sugar, butter, and flour. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 11. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the words "you" and "this."I must tell you and I cannot believe that I am about to say this that I am applying for that position. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dash. 12. Fill in the blank with the correct compound adjective:The ..... actress won many awards. A) Well known. B) Known well. C) Wellknown. D) Well-known. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well-known. 13. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "park."I went to the park I had fun. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 14. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the words "sister" and "earth."My sister an absolute angel who walks this earth will rearrange her schedule so she can make it to the wedding. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. 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