Question

memo
to: all graduating seniors at montgomery high school
from: principal albi dean
date: april 12, 2020
re: important information about the senior carnival

please be advised that our twenty first annual senior carnival will be held on may 7, 20120, at 5:00 p.m. seniors are welcome to attend this event with their families. entry admission for students will be free, but family members will be required to pay a minimal fee. the cafeteria staff will provide funnel cakes and hot dogs, as well as gluten free cookies. additionally, our very own physics teacher, dr. name will perform karaoke at the carnival. the first twenty five seniors who arrive at the carnival will receive gift bags with t - shirts, books, and backpacks.
we look forward to seeing you on may 7th!

read this sentence from the memo.
\the cafeteria staff will provide funnel cakes and hot dogs, as well as gluten free cookies.\
what change, if any, should the author make to this sentence to fix any punctuation errors?
a. the cafeteria - staff will provide funnel cakes and hot dogs, as well as gluten free cookies.
b. the cafeteria staff will provide funnel cakes and hot dogs, as well as gluten free - cookies.
c. the cafeteria staff will provide funnel cakes and hot dogs, as well as gluten - free cookies.
d. no change

Explanation:

To determine the correct punctuation, we analyze the phrase "gluten free cookies." The compound adjective "gluten - free" (meaning free of gluten) requires a hyphen to properly modify "cookies." Option A incorrectly hyphenates "cafeteria - staff," which is not a compound adjective needing a hyphen. Option B hyphenates "gluten free - cookies" incorrectly. Option C uses the correct hyphen in "gluten - free" to form the compound adjective. Option D is incorrect because the original sentence lacks the necessary hyphen in "gluten free."

Answer:

C. The cafeteria staff will provide funnel cakes and hot dogs, as well as gluten - free cookies.