Question
In which sentence is the hyphen not used correctly?
A. That is my sixth-grade notebook.
B. I prefer these black-and-white photographs.
C. The bill passed by a two-thirds majority.
D. I'm totally amazed-you can't be serious!
A. That is my sixth-grade notebook.
B. I prefer these black-and-white photographs.
C. The bill passed by a two-thirds majority.
D. I'm totally amazed-you can't be serious!
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence where the hyphen is not used correctly is:
D. I'm totally amazed-you can't be serious!
The hyphen here should actually be a dash (either an em dash "—" or an en dash "–") to properly indicate a break in thought.
D. I'm totally amazed-you can't be serious!
The hyphen here should actually be a dash (either an em dash "—" or an en dash "–") to properly indicate a break in thought.