Question

select the correct answer. which sentence is correctly hyphenated? a. she decided to take the long - winding road. b. a tall - dark man approached the entrance with determination. c. the twentieth - century had the most tornadoes on record. d. the hikers spotted a red - tailed pheasant.

Explanation:

Compound - adjectives should be hyphenated when they come before a noun. In option A, "long - winding" is a correct compound - adjective. In option B, "tall" and "dark" are coordinate adjectives and should not be hyphenated. In option C, "twentieth - century" is incorrect as "twentieth" is an ordinal number modifying "century" and doesn't need a hyphen. In option D, "red - tailed" is a correct compound - adjective.

Answer:

D. The hikers spotted a red - tailed pheasant.