Question

Tick the sentences which use the hyphen correctly.
1 Hands up! This is a hold-up.

2 Could you hold-up the picture for me?

3 He was fascinated by eighteenth-century history.

4. He lived and wrote in the eighteenth-century.

5 It was clearly a case of self-defence
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6 Could you take my coat off-the-peg?

7 The traffic was building-up badly.

8 He did not like being told-off.​

Answer 1

Answer:

the correct ans are as follows 1,2,7

Answer 2

Answer:

1, 2, 6, 7

Explanation:

Sentences using hypen correctly are:

Sentences using hypen correctly are:1. Hands up! This is a hold-up.

Sentences using hypen correctly are:1. Hands up! This is a hold-up. 2. Could you hold-up the picture for me?

Sentences using hypen correctly are:1. Hands up! This is a hold-up. 2. Could you hold-up the picture for me? 3. Could you take my coat off-the-peg?

Sentences using hypen correctly are:1. Hands up! This is a hold-up. 2. Could you hold-up the picture for me? 3. Could you take my coat off-the-peg? 4. The traffic was building-up badly.

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