*GRAMMAR 13.8 PRACTICE (due date: Tuesday, February 8)

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REDO CODE: USKT8R

PART 1 of 2
DIRECTIONS:
1. In SIX of the sentences, insert a hyphen where needed. (6 points)
          *You may only add EXACTLY one hyphen.
          *Copy and paste the entire sentence into the box and then add the hyphen while removing a space.
          *Make sure to include the end mark in your answer.

2. In FIVE of the sentences, remove a hyphen where needed. (5 points)
          *You may only remove EXACTLY one hyphen.
          *Copy and paste the entire sentence into the box and then remove the hyphen while adding a space.
          *Make sure to include the end mark in your answer.

3. FOUR of the sentences are correct. For those sentences, write none in the box. (4 points)

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Ashok finished in twenty-first place out of ninety-seven runners.

1

When Torrie found out she had made the all conference team, she was ecstatic.

1

Babies are certainly tiny when they’re three-weeks.

1

Oscar Robertson is one of basketball’s all time greats.

1

Use one-fourth teaspoon of cinnamon in this recipe.

1

The evening sky was an unbelievable shade of dark-blue.

1

Our ex-babysitter’s photograph was in the paper because she won an award.

1

Of all the teachers in our school, Ms. Sanchez is probably the most-popular.

1

The horse had to run the race with a sixteen pound weight on his saddle.

1

The concerto was well performed.

1

Sean’s self confidence rose when he won second prize in the art show.

1

The teacher said she could tell our report was thoroughly-researched.

1

Excuse me, but are these tulips the late blooming variety?

1

The members of the anti injustice group were meeting in the auditorium.

1

The recipe called for three-quarters of a pound of butter or margarine.

PART 2 of 2
DIRECTIONS:
1. Rewrite each word with a hyphen to indicate where it would be divided if it were at the end of a 
line. (10 points)
          *You may only add EXACTLY one hyphen.

1

lassos

1

cookies

1

circus

1

curtain

1

goldfish

1

boxes

1

tarnish

1

insect

1

yellow

1

NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR SCORE?

PART 1 of 2

Ashok finished in twenty-first place out of ninety-seven runners.

When Torrie found out she had made the all conference team, she was ecstatic.

Babies are certainly tiny when they’re three-weeks.

Oscar Robertson is one of basketball’s all time greats.

Use one-fourth teaspoon of cinnamon in this recipe.

The evening sky was an unbelievable shade of dark-blue.

Our ex-babysitter’s photograph was in the paper because she won an award.

Of all the teachers in our school, Ms. Sanchez is probably the most-popular.

The horse had to run the race with a sixteen pound weight on his saddle.

The concerto was well performed.

Sean’s self confidence rose when he won second prize in the art show.

The teacher said she could tell our report was thoroughly-researched.

Excuse me, but are these tulips the late blooming variety?

The members of the anti injustice group were meeting in the auditorium.

The recipe called for three-quarters of a pound of butter or margarine.

PART 2 of 2

lassos

cookies

circus

curtain

goldfish

boxes

tarnish

insect

yellow

carton