Asked by Gabby

Which answer explains why there isn’t a hyphen between well and behaved in the following sentence?

The students were so well behaved that Ms. Irvin dismissed them early.
(1 point)

The words well and behaved don’t end in -ly.
The words well and behaved are on the same line.
The words well and behaved follow the word they modify.
The words well and behaved are compound words.


My Answer:
1)B

Is it correct or no?
Answered by Writeacher
"on the same line"?? What in the world does that mean?

Make sure you are clear on what type of word each one is. Then re-think your answer.
Answered by Ms. Sue
My, this is an obscure rule to be teaching middle-school kids!

The correct answer is C. However, not all editors and grammarians agree.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/grammarlogs3/grammarlogs439.htm
Answered by Gabby
Thx Ms. Sue I was confused with the question to, mainly because well...many different have different opinions but also a hyphin can be used in many ways.
Answered by Writeacher
It doesn't need a hyphen because "well" is an adverb which modifies the adjective (participle) "behaved" -- a hyphen here would be superfluous!
Answered by Ms. Sue
The website also says the hyphen is unnecessary when it follows the modified word.
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