Question

memo
to: all graduating seniors at montgomery high school
from: principal ali 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, 2025, 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 nominal fee. the cafeteria staff will provide funnel cakes and hot dogs, as well as gluten free options. additionally, our very own physics teacher, dr. remack, will perform karaoke songs at the carnival. the first thirty 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 first thirty five seniors who arrive at the carnival will receive gift bags with t - shirts, books, and backpacks.\
what change, if any, should the author make to this sentence to correct the punctuation?
a. the first thirty - five seniors who arrive at the carnival will receive gift bags with t - shirts, books, and backpacks.
b. the first thirty five seniors who arrive at the carnival will receive gift bags with t - shirts, books, and backpacks.
c. the first thirty - five seniors who arrive at the carnival will receive gift bags with t - shirts, books, and backpacks.
d. no change

Explanation:

To correct the punctuation, we need to use a hyphen in "thirty - five" (since it's a compound number) and also use a hyphen in "t - shirts" (as it's a compound word). Option C has both "thirty - five" and "t - shirts" with the correct hyphens, while the original sentence and other options lack one or both of these correct hyphens.

Answer:

C. The first thirty - five seniors who arrive at the carnival will receive gift bags with t - shirts, books, and backpacks.