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Select the correct sentence.
His holier-than-thou attitude seemed rather unchristian.
His holier than thou attitude seemed rather unchristian.
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The first sentence is correct:
His holier-than-thou attitude seemed rather unchristian.
Reason: "holier-than-thou" is a compound modifier before the noun "attitude" and should be hyphenated. (If it followed the verb — e.g., "His attitude seemed holier than thou" — no hyphens are needed.)
His holier-than-thou attitude seemed rather unchristian.
Reason: "holier-than-thou" is a compound modifier before the noun "attitude" and should be hyphenated. (If it followed the verb — e.g., "His attitude seemed holier than thou" — no hyphens are needed.)
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