Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Hyphens

421
1. The little-lost-girl had that I'm going to cry again look on her face.

2. Spies must have the I like danger-attitude to be successful.

3. We found many interesting things in a forty-year-old trunk.

4. He gave an I-dare-you to touch me sneer to the others.

5. Did you read that hair-raising story last night?

422
1. In the woods we saw many flowers including a jack-in-the-pulpit.

2. One old toy that everyone used to have was a jack-in-the-box.

3. The sergeants-at-arms will escort him from the courtroom.

4. The ship's captain enjoyed using the cat-o'-nine tails on disobedient sailors.
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5. Finding the man seemed to be just a will-o'-the-wisp.

423
1. Jim was the runner-up in the race.

2. The sailors attached the ship to the tie-up.

3. Let's get something to eat at a drive-in.

4. The jump-off was the beginning of the war.

5. This meal is certainly first-rate.

424
1. It was hard to find an anti-imperialist among the rulers of ancient Rome.

2. I believe that man had a pre-existence before this life.

3. Can you de-energize that bomb in time?

4. If you take that medicine, it could cause the body to be anti-immune.

5. The concerned group was starting an anti-immoral movement.

425
1. We studied the Franco-Prussian War in our history class.

2. For tomorrow read chapters 6-9 in your geography book.

3. The decade 1950-1959 was a great time to grow up.

4. The New York-Paris flight will leave on time.

5. Study your letters l-z for the next quiz.

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