Question
Which sentence correctly uses hyphenation conventions?(1 point) Responses The contractor kept the load-bearing wall. The contractor kept the load-bearing wall. The smile appeared under the salt-and pepper mustache. The smile appeared under the salt-and pepper mustache. The two faced-woman was unliked by others. The two faced-woman was unliked by others. The boy made everyone laugh with his quick-wit.
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GPT-4o mini
The sentences that correctly use hyphenation conventions are:
1. "The contractor kept the load-bearing wall."
2. "The smile appeared under the salt-and-pepper mustache."
The other two sentences contain errors in hyphenation:
- "The two faced-woman" should be "The two-faced woman."
- "The boy made everyone laugh with his quick-wit" should be "quick wit" without a hyphen, as it is not a compound adjective prior to a noun.
So, the correct ones are the first two.
1. "The contractor kept the load-bearing wall."
2. "The smile appeared under the salt-and-pepper mustache."
The other two sentences contain errors in hyphenation:
- "The two faced-woman" should be "The two-faced woman."
- "The boy made everyone laugh with his quick-wit" should be "quick wit" without a hyphen, as it is not a compound adjective prior to a noun.
So, the correct ones are the first two.