Question

hich sentences are punctuated correctly? Check all that apply.

They are a happily-married couple.
Haruko has a part-time job.
We watched the quickly moving clouds.
Elias was well prepared for the exam.
A full grown horse is very heavy.

Answer 1

Correct:
- Haruko has a part-time job. (compound adjective before noun — hyphen correct)
- We watched the quickly moving clouds. (adverb ending in -ly modifies "moving" — no hyphen)
- Elias was well prepared for the exam. ("well prepared" follows a linking verb, so no hyphen)

Incorrect:
- They are a happily-married couple. → should be "happily married" (don't hyphenate an -ly adverb + adjective)
- A full grown horse is very heavy. → should be "A full-grown horse…" (compound adjective before noun needs a hyphen)