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Type: Multiple-Choice
Category: Capitalization and Punctuation
Level: Grade 12
Standards: CCRA.L.2, L.11-12.2, L.11-12.2a
Tags: ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.2.A
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Grade 12 Capitalization and Punctuation CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.11-12.2, L.11-12.2a

Which rule for using hyphens does the following sentence demonstrate?

You should hire a new hair-stylist because that dye job is horrendous!
  1. Use hyphens with compound modifiers.
  2. Use hyphens with compound expressions.
  3. Use hyphens with two or more or words functioning as an adjective before a noun.
  4. Use hyphens with nouns and past participles.