AWe’ll take a ten- or fifteen-minute break before starting the next part of the test.
BMark’s short term plan was to get a job and save money to go back to school.
CThe swimmer was highly ranked when she was recruited for the college team.
DThat is a good-looking sports car!
✓ Correct answer: B. Mark’s short term plan was to get a job and save money to go back to school.Hyphenated words are often compound words used as modifiers. Hyphens are also used when spelling out many numbers. In the sentence about Mark, <em>short-term</em> should be hyphenated as it’s being used to modify or describe his <em>plan</em>.
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