Question

write hyphens where they are needed in each sentence.

1. the sports loving fan did not seem to notice the freezing temperatures.
2. ilene made her mother in law a chocolate cake for her birthday
3. the store has ten four electric fans in stock.
4. marcello saw twenty one meteors in the pitch black sky
5. fifty eight people waited two hours in the late afternoon drizzle for tickets to see the movie

Explanation:

Hyphens are added to compound adjectives before nouns, compound family terms, and compound numbers to clarify meaning and follow standard English grammar rules.

Answer:

1. The sports-loving fan did not seem to notice the freezing temperatures.
2. Diane made her mother-in-law a chocolate cake for her birthday.
3. The store has forty-four electric fans in stock.
4. Marcella saw twenty-one meteors in the pitch-black sky.
5. Fifty-eight people waited two hours in the late-afternoon drizzle for tickets to see the movie.