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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
My plant society requires a three—fifths majority to vote in a new president.
My plant society requires a three fifths majority to vote in a new president.
My plant society requires a three-fifths majority to vote in a new president.
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The third sentence is correct:
"My plant society requires a three-fifths majority to vote in a new president."
Reason: spelled-out fractions used as compound modifiers before a noun are hyphenated ("three-fifths majority"). An em dash (—) is wrong here, and omitting the hyphen is also incorrect.
"My plant society requires a three-fifths majority to vote in a new president."
Reason: spelled-out fractions used as compound modifiers before a noun are hyphenated ("three-fifths majority"). An em dash (—) is wrong here, and omitting the hyphen is also incorrect.
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