Question

Which of the following sentences correctly uses hyphens?

1 Each year, the world's ugliest dog-contest is held in California; don't worry, the winner's self-esteem isn't affected.
2 Fifty-two percent of Americans say pepperoni is their go-to pizza topping.
3One of the most-expensive foods in the world is bird's-nest soup, which is made from, well, bird's-nests.
4 Over one-hundred-thirty-two new species of reptiles were found last year, including a rainbow-headed snake.

Answer 1

The sentence which correctly used the hyphen correctly is B. Fifty-two percent of Americans say pepperoni is their go-to pizza topping.

What is a hyphen?

This is a sign used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or they are linked in grammar of a sentence to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line or indicate a missing element.

The main purpose of a hyphen is to glue words together to notify readers that two or more elements in a senetence are linked.

Hence, hyphens are used if the two or more words are functioning together as an adjective before the noun they are describing.

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