which sentences contain phrases that are hyphenated correctly? select 3 options. over a-third of our class…

which sentences contain phrases that are hyphenated correctly? select 3 options. over a-third of our class walks to school, while another-third rides the bus. the recipe only uses one-sixteenth of a cup of sugar per thirty-two cupcakes. we planted forty-two trees, but the twenty-two apple trees were my favorites. i will be twenty-five years old the same year that my grandma is one-hundred. we had to memorize twenty-one verses, which was only one-half of the poem.

which sentences contain phrases that are hyphenated correctly? select 3 options. over a-third of our class walks to school, while another-third rides the bus. the recipe only uses one-sixteenth of a cup of sugar per thirty-two cupcakes. we planted forty-two trees, but the twenty-two apple trees were my favorites. i will be twenty-five years old the same year that my grandma is one-hundred. we had to memorize twenty-one verses, which was only one-half of the poem.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. In English, compound numbers from twenty - nine to ninety - nine are hyphenated. Also, fractions like one - half, one - sixteenth are hyphenated correctly when used as adjectives or nouns in this context.
  2. "Over a - third" and "another - third" are incorrect as "a third" and "another third" should not be hyphenated.
  3. "one - sixteenth", "forty - two", "twenty - two", "twenty - five", "twenty - one", "one - half" are hyphenated correctly in the other sentences following standard English hyphenation rules for compound numbers and fractions.

Answer:

B. The recipe only uses one - sixteenth of a cup of sugar per thirty - two cupcakes. C. We planted forty - two trees, but the twenty - two apple trees were my favorites. E. We had to memorize twenty - one verses, which was only one - half of the poem.